Postponing a hearing. If a Party asks to postpone a hearing date, that Party shall be solely responsible for covering all the arbitrator expenses for that hearing day, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Parties.
Postponing a hearing. The Party who requests the postponement of a hearing shall be solely and entirely responsible for the fees, costs, and expenses the arbitrator will invoice in connection with the date previously scheduled. Should postponement be requested on account of an unpredictable force majeure event (including the illness or passing of a next of kin of any individual summoned as a witness or SECTION VII – SETTLEMENT OF GRIEVANCES assigned to the representation of a Party), the arbitrator’s fees, costs, and expenses shall be borne by both Parties, in equal parts.
