(a) No disclosure of any offers of settlement made by any party shall be made to the arbitrator prior to the filing of the award.

(b) Article 7 (commencing with Section 11430.10) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code applies to a communication to the arbitrator or a potential arbitrator.

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Terms Used In California Labor Code 5278

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 75. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.)

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