withheld wrote:

Mischief Maker wrote:

Does the company have a specific arbitration firm that they regularly do business with, who might in return have a vested interest in keeping the company happy? Or can you negotiate over which specific arbitrator to use in your case?

The agreement requires submitting claims to the American Arbitration Association who will then provide a list of arbitrators that both parties get to "rank" our preferences, which sounded a lot shadier than the usual veto option. The only upside is the employer paying for arbitration filing.

But isn't arbitration set up by design to favor the employer? Not only is there the complete lack of appeal and oversight (besides the FREE MARKET!) but you're not entitled to shared information like a court case and the employer has all the information.

Well yeah IDEALLY we'd all invent our own railroad super alloy and be in top demand, but I was wondering if this is usually the big red flag to jump ship and let them fire me without signing. I have a feeling I'm already on the list when I asked for my time to read this over (3 days notice till deadline!) instead of signing on the spot like everyone else. Who knows how much protection I have as an official "at will" employee.