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

Check how the costs are handled. If the company you are dealing with
will pull in lawyers it could be a huge no-no for you.

DD

Paul Dougherty wrote:
>
>
>
> 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>>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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> >
> >
>
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>

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David Dawkins
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