By Stuart Rudner ( March 19, 2018, 8:39 AM EDT) -- When I am chosen to mediate an employment law dispute, my goal is to help the parties reach a reasonable resolution. In the vast majority of cases, I am successful in doing so. However, this is occasionally despite the fact that “unexpected” issues arise which delay or derail the discussions. I put unexpected in quotes because they may not have been anticipated by the parties, but counsel should have discussed them in advance as part of the preparation for mediation....