Re: [Avid-L2] OT - freelancer asked to sign Arbitration Agreement?

Thanks Jim and David. I've been freelancing for nearly 30 years in
NYC and am happy to report I only used Small Claims Court 3 or 4
times, all for non-payment. It was always a pain in the butt but
worked like a charm every time. It's either that or become a rip-off
enabler which I think hurts our profession where almost everything
was done on a handshake. (Now forms-agreements are more common but
they're all to protect the employer.)

I mention Small Claims Court because this Arbitration Agreement would
prevent me from using that route in a pinch. The American
Arbitration Association is a big unknown to me. It's all a little
strange because the vast majority of Small Claims Court cases go to
volunteer arbitrators -within the court system- to save the system
time and money. This system really works.

Best,

Paul

>
>
>I've never had to go through arbitration, but I have (reluctantly) signed a
>few agreements. And I've worked on some stories (and now a book) that
>discuss the whole arbitration process. For folks like us, there is an
>upside...but I think a bigger and steeper downside. However, I'm not a
>lawyer. So here's an attorney's plain-English discussion of arbitration
>agreements that looks pretty useful to me...and note the suggestions to make
>an agreement fair:
>
><<http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/article-30005.html>http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/article-30005.html>
>
>HTH,
>
>Jim
>--
>Jim Feeley
>POV Media
>
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