Each side gets a certain amount of time to present its case, based on the schedule in the Rules and Procedures. The parties then get a shorter amount of time for rebuttal, after which the arbitrator asks questions and then renders a decision. Here is the default schedule:
HALF-DAY ARBITRATIONS (3.5 hours)
- Claimant’s case: 60 minutes
- Respondent’s case: 60 minutes
- Break: 15 minutes
- Claimant’s rebuttal: 15 minutes
- Respondent’s rebuttal: 15 minutes
- Arbitrator’s questions: 15 minutes
- Arbitrator’s consideration and decision: 30 minutes
FULL-DAY ARBITRATIONS (7.5 hours)
- Claimant’s case: 105 minutes (1 hour and 45 minutes)
- Break: 15 minutes
- Respondent’s case: 105 minutes
- Lunch break: 60 minutes
- Claimant’s rebuttal: 45 minutes
- Respondent’s rebuttal: 45 minutes
- Break: 15 minutes
- Arbitrator’s questions: 30 minutes
- Arbitrator’s consideration and decision: 30 minutes