[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1404.15]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
         CHAPTER XII--FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
 
PART 1404_ARBITRATION SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart C_Procedures for Arbitration Services
 
Sec.  1404.15  Fees and charges of arbitrators.

    (a) Fees to Parties. Prior to appointment, the parties should be 
aware of all significant aspects of the bases for an arbitrator's fees 
and expenses. Each arbitrator's biographical sketch shall include a 
statement of the bases for the arbitrator's fees and expenses, which 
shall conform to this part and the Code. The parties and the arbitrator 
shall be bound by the arbitrator's statement of the bases for fees and 
expenses in the biographical sketch unless they mutually agree otherwise 
in writing. Arbitrators listed on the Roster may change the bases for 
their fees

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and expenses if they provide them in writing to OAS at least 30 days in 
advance.
    (b) Dual Addresses. Arbitrators with dual business addresses must 
bill the parties for expenses from the lesser expensive business address 
to the hearing site.
    (c) Additional Administrative Fee. In cases involving unusual 
amounts of time and expense relative to the pre-hearing and post-hearing 
administration of a particular case, the arbitrator may charge an 
administrative fee. This fee shall be disclosed to the parties as soon 
as it is foreseeable by the arbitrator.
    (d) Fee Disputes. The OAS requests that it be notified of an 
arbitrator's deviation from this Part. While the OAS does not resolve 
individual fee disputes, repeated complaints concerning the fees charged 
by an arbitrator will be brought to the attention of the Board for 
consideration. Similarly, complaints by arbitrators concerning non-
payment of fees by the parties may lead to the denial of services or 
other actions by the OAS.

[70 FR 76399, Dec. 27, 2005]