Neutrals serving New York’s court-annexed alternative dispute resolution program currently face an injurious case of unjust enrichment, as they are required to provide certain amounts of their time for free. This issue is asserting itself as both unappreciated and a potential harm to the industry, according to criticism raised by legal professionals Elan Weinreb of Weinreb Law and Dorothy Kaldi at Petza & Kaldi Mediation.
The legal specialists have called for the establishment of minimum guaranteed compensation floors for court neutrals. They argue that this implementation should be carried out with both urgency and deliberation.
The call to action illuminates an ongoing issue faced by court neutrals in New York, stressing the need for fair compensation as a critical part of upholding the integrity of the court-annexed alternative dispute resolution program.
Additional details on the push for guaranteed fair compensation for New York court neutrals can be accessed through this article by Elan Weinreb and Dorothy Kaldi.