What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss

Re:What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss by jedberg on Thursday January 24, 2019 @09:07PM (#18994940)

> The problem is that companies favor arbitration because arbitration tends to favor companies.

That's only because they are paid by the companies (and picked by the companies). If the companies didn't pick and the payment came out of the disputed amount or the loser paid, then they wouldn't have an incentive to favor the company.

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Re:What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss by jbottoms on Friday January 25, 2019 @01:24AM (#18995976)

An article in Harvard Negotiation Law Review points out that courts can order arbitration if both parties agree to it, but cannot control the mechanisms of the arbitration. Therefore, if the company is paying any portion of the arbitrator's fee and the company is not leading in the process, they can elect to not pay the arbitrator's fee. In which case the arbitration fails and the case is dismissed. It appears to be in the plaintiff's interest to prefer mediation over arbitration. In essence, arbitration is broken.

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Re:What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss by arethuza on Friday January 25, 2019 @05:19AM (#18996878)

Think about it from the arbitrator's point of view - who are they going to get repeat business from?

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Re:What Happens When You Try to Sue Your Boss by learc83 on Thursday January 24, 2019 @09:42PM (#18995111)

I think you may have missed the rest of my comment.

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