Mediation now available to resolve employment discrimination complaints

Resolving an employment discrimination complaint can drag on for years and cost thousands of dollars. Now, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has come up with an option in which both sides could reach a resolution in about 10 days.

With a $66,000 grant from the governor's Innovation Office, the commission has created a two-year pilot mediation program to allow employees to sit down with their employers and a neutral mediator. The option is available at no cost to the employee, who is not required to hire an attorney.

"With mediation, everyone gets relief faster," commission Chairman Gerry Robinson said in a release. "People who believe they have been wronged, as well as employers facing complaints, will get conflicts resolved faster, avoiding lengthy investigations, costly hearings and potential court filings."

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