Sydney tells you that she is in a dispute with her employer regarding whether age discrimination was an issue in her being denied a promotion she wanted. Sydney says that she has heard about both mediation and arbitration and asks you which would result in a quicker result because she does not particularly want to go through the time and expense of a court action.

Based on this fact situation what is correct advise you would tell Sydney about whether she should choose mediation or arbitration?

That mediation and arbitration are essentially the same thing.

That a mediator would actually decide the case whereas an arbitrator would not.

That an arbitrator would actually decide the case whereas a mediator would not.

That both an arbitrator and mediator would decide the case, but that an arbitrator is required to be a lawyer whereas a mediator is not.