The fcc chairman has encouraged supervisors managers and employees to consider alternative dispute resolution adr as a voluntary option to resolve disputes at the earliest opportunity and at the lowest possible level adr is a process in which a third party neutral assists the parties to reach an amicable resolution through the use of various techniques while fcc employees have . Alternative methods of workplace dispute resolution throughout the executive branch in the 1990s congress passed three statutes the administrative dispute resolution acts of 1990 and 1996 and the alternative dispute resolution act of 1998 which collectively required each agency to adopt a policy encouraging use of adr in a broad range of. Handbook of alternative dispute resolution by amy l greenspan 1990 state bar of texas edition in english 2nd ed. The court offers a range of alternative dispute resolution adr options including mediation early neutral evaluation and judicial settlement conferences each adr process offers at least some of the following advantages over traditional litigation overcome obstacles to settlement. Alternative dispute resolution the litigators handbook nancy f atlas stephen k huber e wendy trachte huber american bar association 2000 business economics 753 pages 0 reviews this book examines various adr practices giving you the information you need to evaluate each technique and successfully apply them includes numerous checklists practice tips and sample agreements