The final decision of the arbitrator is confidential, unless a party finds it necessary to enforce the decision in court. You do not necessarily need a lawyer, though you may deem it advisable to retain one, since the process is adversarial in nature. The expenses of retaining your own lawyer must be borne by you.

Yes, If your employer asks you to sign an arbitration agreement, you can refuse, but that may put your job in jeopardy. Usually, an employer can rescind an employment offer if a prospective employee refuses to sign the arbitration agreement. And an employer can fire an at-will employee who refuses to sign one.

Yes, If you have signed an employment contract in the past 15 years, the chances are good that you also signed away your rights to sue your employer if you get fired for bad reasons or feel that you have been discriminated against at work. You are probably wondering how this happened. Well, to [...]

With the explosion of employment litigation—in particular, wage and hour lawsuits—many employers are turning to arbitration agreements as a strategy to keep defense costs down and avoid class actions. But as more and more companies make mandatory arbitration a condition of employment, the controversy surrounding the legality of such agreements escalates, with employee advocates [...]