How to Use arbitration in a Sentence

arbitration

noun
  • His arbitration hearing with the league began this week; a ruling is expected shortly.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022
  • Willson Contreras is the most obvious player who is almost certain to be dealt in the next five weeks because of his open arbitration case.
    Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • Tesla now requires all contractors working at the plant to also agree to have disputes settled by arbitration rather than in court, Organ said.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 22 June 2022
  • Because of the terms of employment at Tesla, Berry was not allowed to bring a court case as Diaz was able to, but had to proceed through arbitration.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 22 June 2022
  • The Guardians, who have played surprisingly well this season despite having the youngest team in the major leagues, have several key players still under club control through arbitration.
    Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • Next up: an unusual in-season arbitration hearing Friday — rulings are usually made in the offseason but were pushed past opening day due to the sport’s labor lockout.
    Jake Seiner, Chron, 23 June 2022
  • Last year, the Supreme Court turned down a bid by the church to handle the case in arbitration.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
  • He’s had some in the past, and that’s the whole point of the nondisclosure agreement and the arbitration agreement.
    Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • No date is currently set for the arbitration between Mars and the rest of the group.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Most of the legal claims have since been moved to arbitration.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
  • With Happ’s arbitration settled and salary in place for 2023, the focus shifts to long term.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
  • If an agreement cannot be reached, the player and team will go to arbitration.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
  • There’s also the chance of long-term deals for players not yet in arbitration.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Bloomberg reports that the case will be going to arbitration in France soon.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The arbitration award is not yet binding as the City Council hasn’t voted on the contract yet.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Rather than lose an arbitration case, the Bruins cut him loose.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022
  • After the arbitration award comes down, the city council will vote up or down on funding it.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The team will have $76 million on the books six years from now – without the next round of arbitration, raises, or signings.
    Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • If not, an arbitration panel will pick either the salary the player requests or the salary the team requests.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Crawford’s attempt to settle the case in arbitration was denied by a judge in April of 2020.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The judge says employees failed to opt out of arbitration, which would’ve given them a chance to settle things in court.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Earlier this month, a judge ruled that the lawsuit UTA filed would move to arbitration.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
  • Renfroe won his arbitration case with the Angels to make $11.9 million for the season.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The church and some the critics landed in court before a Broward Circuit Court judge who ordered the parties to arbitration.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2023
  • López is out of minor league options and has one more year of club control with 2024 as his third and final year of arbitration.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Of those that have been resolved, most have settled or been sent to arbitration, where outcomes are not made public.
    Hanna Kozlowska, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • People can decide to take the money or to fight for more through arbitration or in federal court.
    Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Bellinger likely would have received a slight raise in his latest round of arbitration.
    Mike Fitzpatrick, ajc, 19 Nov. 2022
  • That could trigger legal action by WBD, an arbitration process or an out-of-court settlement.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
  • Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez also criticized the binding arbitration concept and said the measure would have limited the types of misconduct that could result in a firing by the police chief.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024

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