Re:A new weapon in arbitration: sheer volume
by thaumasiotes on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @01:11AM
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> (Assuming your agreement states that the company will front the fees).
The agreement specifies the arbitrator you use. In this case, the fees are set by the arbitration company, not by any contract between the parties to the dispute. It's not a matter of "who picks up the fees"; there's one fee for the company and a different, much smaller fee for the complainant.
(Of course you could have a contract specify that one or the other party was responsible for the other's arbitration costs, but that's not happening here and seems unlikely in other areas.)
The agreement specifies the arbitrator you use. In this case, the fees are set by the arbitration company, not by any contract between the parties to the dispute. It's not a matter of "who picks up the fees"; there's one fee for the company and a different, much smaller fee for the complainant.
(Of course you could have a contract specify that one or the other party was responsible for the other's arbitration costs, but that's not happening here and seems unlikely in other areas.)