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(2) Pro Bono ADR Guide . Based on experience with a previous series of JAMS Foundation-funded mini-grants, this $10,000 grant funded the development and distribution of a "myth-buster" guide addressing some of the misconceptions preventing pro bono and legal service providers from using ADR more effectively. www.abanet.org/dispute California Lawyers for the Arts (San Francisco, CA) – Pro Bono Mediation Program for IP Disputes . $10,000 to help fund a pilot program to create a specialized intellectual property panel to mediate arts-related IP disputes referred from federal courts, U.S.

(4) Conflict Resolution Story Books . $10,000 to produce a series of animal stories teaching conflict resolution, cultural awareness, and anti-bullying lessons to pre-school through first grade students, printed in full color to appeal to young children. www.cruinstitute.org Educators for Social Responsibility (Cambridge, MA) – Expansion of Conflict Resolution Education Program . $50,000 to fund a series of training institutes introducing educators nationwide to ESR's successful conflict resolution curriculum for elementary school students.

2008 international summit in the Hague, involving leading international ADR organizations and practitioners exploring new developments, new collaborations, and opportunities to advance the field. www.abanet.org/dispute Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (Sacramento, CA) – Peace Education Training and Curriculum Development in Nigeria . $50,000 to provide conflict resolution and peer mediation training, including development of specialized curriculum, to secondary school teachers and students in the Niger Delta region. www.csus.edu/org/capcr Hamline University School of Law (St.

Stakeholder Meeting on ADR in Civil and Family Courts . In collaboration with Resolution Systems Institute and Marquette Law School, $10,000 to support a meeting of national leaders in civil and family court dispute resolution, exploring current challenges facing court-ADR programs and innovative approaches for addressing them. www.afccnet.org Conflict Resolution Center of Santa Cruz Country (Santa Cruz, CA) – Family Law Affordable Mediation Project . $10,000 to support the regional expansion of a program providing mediation services to low- and middle- income families going through divorce.

A case involving allegations of gender discrimination, as well as sexual and racial harassment brought by administrative staff against a professional office. The case also involved claims of retaliation following the employees’ reporting of insurance fraud. Wage and hour claim brought by an employment counselor that claimed the position was incorrectly classified as exempt. The employee alleged that, due to the misclassification, the employer was required to pay overtime back pay along with meal and rest break penalties as required by state statute.

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