It’s important for employers to try to address a problem or dispute as soon as possible.  I will say to employers that preventative medicine is a lot cheaper than trauma surgery.  Once a dispute with an employee goes full blown either to mediation, arbitration, or court, it’s going to be far more expensive than if it were resolved early on, so the best advice that I would give to any employer is that if they have any inkling of a dispute or legal issue that they contact counsel right away.