Labor Arbitration and Related Services*

Labor arbitration and related labor/management dispute resolution services, including all services as impartial decision maker in the labor/management milieu, regardless of title of the role, e.g., arbitrator, PERC impasse special magistrate, etc., are billed as follows.

(Fees as stated apply unless court order, agency order, or published panel/roster rates dictate different rate, in which case that rate governs.)

 $2,000 per day or part thereof (up to 7 hours), plus expenses:

• Time incurred in a single hearing day (beyond the initial seven hours) is billed in 1/10th hour increments at the rate of $500/hour
• Travel Expenses: Regardless of length of travel, actual travel expenses incurred (e.g., meals, tolls, hotels, air travel) plus mileage at the prevailing IRS rate will be also billed to the Parties.

$1,000 per half-day or part thereof (up to 4 hours), plus expenses

• Travel time charged when hearing location requires air travel or other travel of more than one hour from our Tampa Office). 
• Travel Expenses: Regardless of length of travel, actual travel expenses incurred (e.g., meals, tolls, hotels, air travel) plus mileage at the prevailing IRS rate will be also billed to the Parties.

Parties must give at least 28 calendar days’ notice of cancellation or postponement of a scheduled hearing.  If less notice is received, the parties are charged their pro rata share of $2,000 per day reserved, plus travel expenses actually incurred, e.g., airfare, airline change fees or penalties (if applicable).  Please note: if hearings do not last the full number of days reserved, the unused days are nonetheless considered late cancellations for which fees accrue.

DEPOSITS: Arbitrator Fee and Expense Deposits may be required (at the arbitrator’s sole discretion), and are based on the arbitrator’s estimate of fees and expenses to be incurred in the matter.  Such deposits are kept on account, and applied against invoices the arbitrator submits to the parties.  If additional deposits are requested, the parties shall make such deposits promptly; the balance, if any, left over after completion of the arbitration, will be promptly returned to the parties who made the deposit.  (N.B.: the funds are not kept in a lawyer trust account.)

BILLING:   Please note, the arbitrator typically bills in two phases:

• Immediately after conclusion of the hearing, Arbitrator will send invoices to the parties for all fees and expenses incurred through return to the office from the hearing. Those invoices are immediately due and payable at that time, net 15.
• Then, after issuance of the Award, Arbitrator will send additional invoices to the parties for all post-hearing time.