All parties must agree to arbitration and complete and sign DWC Form044, Election to Engage in Arbitration. There is a deadline.The arbitrator will write the award and the AAA® will send that to the parties once it is ready. Senate Bill 1264, passed during the 2019 legislative session, outlines arbitration and mediation processes for certain billing disputes. Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution. It is a way for private parties to sort out disagreements according to agreed-upon rules. The Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") puts arbitration agreements on the same footing as contracts generally. This Arbitration Agreement is a contract between two parties in which the employee agrees to bring any legal disputes against the employer to arbitration. This agreement includes an arbitration provision and a waiver of your right to bring a class action. What are the dispute resolution timelines and steps?