FW: Employment Arbitraton

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From: Committee of Corporate General Counsel of the Business Law Section <CORPGEN@MAIL.ABANET.ORG<@ENRON [mailto:IMCEANOTES-Committee+20of+20Corporate+20General+20Counsel+20of+20the+20Business+20Law+20Section+20+3CCORPGEN+40MAIL+2EABANET+2EORG+3E+40ENRON@ENRON.com] On Behalf Of "Fricklas, Michael" <Michael.Fricklas@viacom.com<
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 2:16 PM
To: CORPGEN@MAIL.ABANET.ORG
Subject: FW: Employment Arbitraton

< In light of the recent Supreme Court decision in Circuit City Stores v.
< Adams, Viacom is considering whether or not to adopt a program of
< mandatory arbitration of employment-related disputes. Before proceeding
< this way, we would like to know whether anyone has experience with these
< programs and would be willing to share them. Would you recommend the
< adoption of a program? Has it encouraged additional claims? How do
< employees feel about the program? How do you source mediators and
< arbitrators? What do employees pay for the program? Are employees who
< collectively bargain included in the program? Are there any advisors whom
< you particularly recommend (or suggest we avoid)?