Labor Incident Act Article 16

Labor cases should be mediated by the court beforelitigation, except where one of the following circumstances applies: 1. A situation, as described in Subparagraphs 2, 4, or 5, Paragraph, 1, Article 406 of Taiwan Code of Civil Procedureexists. 2. The dispute arises from circumstances as described in Article 12 of the Act of Gender Equality in Employment. Where the party involved in a case, as described in the preceding paragraph, initiates an action directly with the court, the actionshall then be deemeda motion for mediation. For labor cases not covered in the provisions of the first paragraph, the parties involved may also movefor mediation before filing lawsuits.