Involving the destruction of private property, the complainant has brought this matter to their human resources department for mediation. The respondent is accused of laptop damaged by water in the workplace.

Please respond to the following questions:

• Could the complainant ask during the mediation for the employee discipline record of the respondent? Why or why not?
• What if the mediator in this situation knows of the offending employee's disciplinary record, would that disqualify the mediator from continuing? Explain your answer.