Employment Mediation Corp (“EMC”)

Mediation Fee Schedule

Effective 01/01/2026

CASE TYPE

Individual Actions

(1 Plaintiff / 1 Defendant)

Individual Actions

(multiple Plaintiffs and/or multiple and separate Defendants)

Class Actions / PAGA Representative Actions

FEE TYPE

Full Day Rate - Contingent

Full Day Rate - Due In Advance

AMOUNT

$10,000.00

$12,000.00

$15,000.00

*** COMMENCING IN 2026, EMC WILL BE CONTINUING THE CONTINGENT FEE STRUCTURE FOR INDIVIDUAL ACTION (NON-CLASS/PAGA) MEDIATIONS ONLY***

Please reach out to us or see below for further details.

Contingent Fee Structure for Individual Actions with 1 Plaintiff and 1 Defendant (or, if there is a pre-agreed split of liability between multiple Defendants): There is no fee for using our mediation services for cases that essentially involve two "sides" unless we settle the case at mediation, via a mediator proposal thereafter, or if the matter settles within 90 days of EMC's last involvement with the parties about settlement following mediation. If so, the fee will be $10,000.00 flat.
Contingent Fee Structure for Individual Actions with Multiple Plaintiffs and/or Multiple and Separate Defendants: There is also no fee for using our mediation services for cases that involve three or more parties unless we settle the case at mediation, via a mediator proposal thereafter, or if the matter settles within 90 days of EMC's last involvement with the parties about settlement following mediation. If so, the fee will be $12,000.00 flat.
Non-Contingent Fee Structure for Class/PAGA matters: Commencing 1/1/26, EMC will be charging a flat fee of $15,000.00 in advance for mediations of class/PAGA matters, and such fee will not be contingent on settlement.
Full Day Mediations: all rates listed above are billed at a flat rate which includes all preparation time; pre-mediation calls with counsel and/or parties; unlimited hours of session time on the scheduled day; and reasonable follow-up work to ensure or finalize a mutually satisfactory resolution.
Fee Split: The rates indicated above may be split equally among or between the parties, or split in any other way per parties’ agreement. Please let our office know of the fee split upon scheduling.
PLEASE NOTE THAT EMC IS NO LONGER OFFERING HALF-DAY MEDIATIONS.

▲ CANCELLATION POLICY ▲

EMC is flexible and willing to work with the parties on good-faith requests to continue or postpone a mediation to a later date – any payments received before the request will be applied toward the new date, and no cancellation or administrative fee will apply. However, we respectfully request as MUCH advance notice for a request for continuance/postponement as possible be given to EMC, to allow us to try to book the date with another matter.