Comments on: Arbitration Works Better than Lawsuits . . . But for Whom? http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/07/16/arbitration-works-better-than-lawsuits-but-for-whom/ Legal news and tips for employees Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eugene Lee http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/07/16/arbitration-works-better-than-lawsuits-but-for-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Eugene Lee Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:19:15 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=191#comment-538 Thank you for the trackback! Thank you for the trackback!

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]]> By: Lance http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/07/16/arbitration-works-better-than-lawsuits-but-for-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Lance Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:05:54 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=191#comment-227 Fair enough. I thought the disclosure on her part was enough as it is better than none at all (as is the case many times). As soon as I saw she worked for a law firm, I guessed she had a vested interest in ensuring the law failed but maybe I am always a skeptic of op-eds from non-journalists. I am glad you are a reader of my blog. I am always sorry I do not get to regularly comment on all of the blogs I read. I always enjoy talking about these sorts of issues which is why you are usually in my reader. Fair enough. I thought the disclosure on her part was enough as it is better than none at all (as is the case many times). As soon as I saw she worked for a law firm, I guessed she had a vested interest in ensuring the law failed but maybe I am always a skeptic of op-eds from non-journalists.

I am glad you are a reader of my blog. I am always sorry I do not get to regularly comment on all of the blogs I read. I always enjoy talking about these sorts of issues which is why you are usually in my reader.

]]> By: Lance http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/07/16/arbitration-works-better-than-lawsuits-but-for-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-1482 Lance Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:05:00 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=191#comment-1482 Fair enough. I thought the disclosure on her part was enough as it is better than none at all (as is the case many times). As soon as I saw she worked for a law firm, I guessed she had a vested interest in ensuring the law failed but maybe I am always a skeptic of op-eds from non-journalists. I am glad you are a reader of my blog. I am always sorry I do not get to regularly comment on all of the blogs I read. I always enjoy talking about these sorts of issues which is why you are usually in my reader. Fair enough. I thought the disclosure on her part was enough as it is better than none at all (as is the case many times). As soon as I saw she worked for a law firm, I guessed she had a vested interest in ensuring the law failed but maybe I am always a skeptic of op-eds from non-journalists.

I am glad you are a reader of my blog. I am always sorry I do not get to regularly comment on all of the blogs I read. I always enjoy talking about these sorts of issues which is why you are usually in my reader.

]]> By: Eugene Lee http://www.CALaborLaw.com/2008/07/16/arbitration-works-better-than-lawsuits-but-for-whom/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Eugene Lee Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:25:55 +0000 http://www.CALaborLaw.com/?p=191#comment-226 Lance, Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughtful comment. I've been a long-time admirer of your blog, www.YourHRGuy.com and I'll be sure to comment more in the future. Now on to your point. I won't dispute that I act out of self-interest in opposing mandatory arbitration. Not. at. all. I'm a capitalist and believer in Adam Smith's invisible hand. But there is one very important distinction between me and Ms. Varney (author of the WSJ editorial). You won't ever see me arguing how my position is the Right Thing To Do for Employers and Fortune 500 Companies, with nary a mention of how it happens to benefit me and my clients. I will always freely disclose how my position happens to also benefit me. Ms. Varney portrays herself as a champion of consumers and employees, and even suggests that her advocacy may be to the detriment of Big Business (who happen to be her clients, though she never discloses this). That's just not right. That's manipulative. Public discourse in this country has fallen down quite a ways since the days of Lincoln and Douglas. Ms. Varney's dishonest arguments are just the latest example of this. If I ever do anything like that, call me out on it and I won't hesitate to get my comeuppance. Lance,

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughtful comment. I’ve been a long-time admirer of your blog, http://www.YourHRGuy.com and I’ll be sure to comment more in the future.

Now on to your point. I won’t dispute that I act out of self-interest in opposing mandatory arbitration. Not. at. all. I’m a capitalist and believer in Adam Smith’s invisible hand.

But there is one very important distinction between me and Ms. Varney (author of the WSJ editorial). You won’t ever see me arguing how my position is the Right Thing To Do for Employers and Fortune 500 Companies, with nary a mention of how it happens to benefit me and my clients. I will always freely disclose how my position happens to also benefit me.

Ms. Varney portrays herself as a champion of consumers and employees, and even suggests that her advocacy may be to the detriment of Big Business (who happen to be her clients, though she never discloses this).

That’s just not right. That’s manipulative.

Public discourse in this country has fallen down quite a ways since the days of Lincoln and Douglas. Ms. Varney’s dishonest arguments are just the latest example of this. If I ever do anything like that, call me out on it and I won’t hesitate to get my comeuppance.

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