Online Business & Workplace Mediation in Rhode Island
Business-partner and workplace mediation, conflict coaching and team facilitation for Rhode Island companies, online by Zoom or Google Meet. Rhode Island's Superior Court can require Business Calendar cases to go to non-binding mediation, and a state statute keeps a qualified mediator's files confidential.
What to know about mediation in Rhode Island
- Mediation confidentialityRhode Island hasn't adopted the Uniform Mediation Act. Its statute makes a qualified mediator's notes and files confidential and bars compelling the mediator to disclose what participants said, whether or not a case has been filed. R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-19-44
- Rhode Island Superior Court ADRThe Superior Court Arbitration Office runs court-annexed arbitration for less complex civil cases and an annual Settlement Week in Providence each December, when civil cases may be resolved through mediation. RI Superior Court arbitration and mediation
- Superior Court Business CalendarRhode Island's Superior Court has a statewide Business Calendar for business disputes, including the internal affairs of business entities and shareholder derivative actions. Its justices can require the parties to submit the dispute to non-binding mediation. R.I. Super. Ct. Admin. Order 2011-10 (PDF)
- Workplace complaint resolutionWhen the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights finds probable cause in an employment charge, it must try to resolve it through conference, conciliation and persuasion. Nothing said or done in those efforts may be used as evidence later. R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-5-17
- Fully online. Sessions run by Zoom or Google Meet, so teams and partners can join from anywhere in Rhode Island, including Providence, Cranston and Warwick.
- Your time zone. Rhode Island uses Eastern time, and sessions are scheduled in your local time.
- Private, by agreement. This is private mediation and coaching. Sapir Saadon is certified by the Florida Supreme Court and isn't on Rhode Island court rosters, so for court-ordered mediation, check the court's own requirements.
- Business and workplace only. Family and divorce mediation is offered for Florida cases.
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Online mediation in Rhode Island: common questions
Yes. Private mediation is voluntary and the participants choose the mediator, so business partners and teams in Rhode Island can mediate with Dr. Conflicts by Zoom or Google Meet. Sapir Saadon is certified by the Florida Supreme Court and is not on Rhode Island court rosters, so if a Rhode Island court has ordered mediation, check whether it requires a mediator from its own list.
Partly. Rhode Island's statute keeps a qualified mediator's notes and files confidential and stops the mediator from being compelled to disclose what participants said, whether or not a case has been filed. It doesn't expressly cover the parties' own statements, so the rest is typically set out in the written agreement to mediate. Ask a Rhode Island attorney if it matters to your situation.
Rhode Island's Superior Court has a statewide Business Calendar for business disputes, including the internal affairs of business entities and shareholder derivative actions. Its justices can require the parties to submit the dispute to non-binding mediation.
When the Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights finds probable cause in an employment charge, it must try to resolve it through conference, conciliation and persuasion. Nothing said or done in those efforts may be used as evidence later. Private workplace mediation is a separate, earlier option, often used before a formal complaint exists.
Yes. Every session is online, so location within Rhode Island doesn't matter. Rhode Island uses Eastern time, and sessions are scheduled in your local time.
No. Mediation and conflict coaching are not legal representation, and Dr. Conflicts does not give legal advice. When legal rights, contracts or formal claims are involved, each side should have its own attorney.
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A short consultation helps you see whether mediation, coaching or facilitation fits. Sessions are online, in English or Hebrew.
Important to know
Mediation is not legal representation. Dr. Conflicts does not provide legal advice, does not represent either participant, and does not replace consultation with an attorney. Participants are encouraged to seek independent legal advice when legal rights, obligations, court filings, or formal agreements are involved.
The Rhode Island details on this page come from official court, statute and agency sources, linked above. They are general information, not legal advice, and rules change; confirm with the source or your attorney.