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Aren't there already systems in place within the legal system to allow this? Like small claims court or appealing a parking ticket, where you present the case t
by dcosson 8y ago
Aren't there already systems in place within the legal system to allow this? Like small claims court or appealing a parking ticket, where you present the case to one judge and they decide rather than holding a full trial before a jury.
I don't see why relying on one arbiter saves any more time than relying on one judge. Is it that the arbiter would be less qualified/lower paid than a judge?
- jedberg 8y agoIt's basically small claims court except with possibly less qualified people and for larger amounts of money. Small claims is like that specifically because it is a small amount of money.
- alistairSH 8y agoSmall claims is capped at very small values. $5000 in VA. $5000 (corporation) or $10000 (individual) in CA. Too low for sexual harassment or other career-impacting transgressions by an employer.
- maxlybbert 8y agoTo be legal, arbitration must be fair and protect the legal rights of both parties (although enforcing that requirement is obviously difficult). But arbitration doesn’t have to be as formal as a regular court, and that informality is supposed to save a lot of money, so US law actually prefers arbitration when it’s an option.
- hopler 8y agoYes. For example to NLRB and CFPB and the FTC and the EPA and every other agency the curtains us govt is trying to kill.