Section 1. A written agreement or a provision in a written agreement between a labor organization or organizations, as defined in subsection (5) of section two of chapter one hundred and fifty A, and an employer or employers or association or group of employers to submit to arbitration any existing controversy or any controversy thereafter […]
Section 10. Upon application of a party, the superior court shall confirm an award, unless within the time limits, hereinafter imposed grounds are urged for vacating, modifying or correcting the award, in which case the court shall proceed as provided in sections eleven and twelve.
Section 11. (a) Upon application of a party, the superior court shall vacate an award if:— (1) the award was procured by corruption, fraud or other undue means; (2) there was evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral, or corruption in any of the arbitrators, or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; […]
Section 12. (a) Upon application made within thirty days after delivery of a copy of the award to the applicant, the superior court shall modify or correct the award if:— (1) There was an evident miscalculation of figures or an evident mistake in the description of any person, thing or property referred to in the […]
Section 13. Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying or correcting an award, judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and shall be enforced as any other judgment or decree. Costs of the application and of the proceedings subsequent thereto, and disbursements in connection therewith may be awarded by the court.
Section 14. Except as otherwise provided, an application to the superior court under this chapter shall be heard upon fourteen days’ notice in the manner provided by law or rule of court for the hearing of motions. Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, notice of an initial application for an order shall be served in […]
Section 15. An initial application shall be made to the superior court for a county in which two or more employees covered by the agreement described in section one have their place of employment, or to the superior court for the county of Suffolk, but if so presented to the superior court for the county […]
Section 16. An appeal may be taken from (1) an order denying an application to compel arbitration made under paragraph (a) of section two; (2) an order granting an application to stay arbitration made under paragraph (b) of section two; (3) an order confirming or denying confirmation of an award; (4) an order modifying or […]
Section 2. (a) A party aggrieved by the failure or refusal of another to proceed to arbitration under an agreement described in section one may apply to the superior court for an order directing the parties to proceed to arbitration. The court shall order arbitration unless (1) the opposing party denies the existence of the […]
Section 3. If the arbitration agreement provides a method for the appointment of arbitrators, such method shall be followed. In the absence thereof, or if the agreed method fails or for any reason cannot be followed, or if an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and his successor has not been duly appointed, […]
Section 4. The powers of the arbitrators may be exercised by a majority thereof unless otherwise provided by the agreement or by this chapter.
Section 5. Unless otherwise provided by the agreement:— (a) The arbitrators shall appoint a time and place for the hearing and cause written notice to the parties to be served personally or by registered mail not less than five days before the hearing. Appearance at the hearing shall constitute waiver of such notice. The arbitrators […]
Section 6. A party shall have the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter, notwithstanding any waiver of such right prior to the proceeding or hearing.
Section 7. (a) The award shall be in writing and signed by the arbitrators concurring in the award. The arbitrators shall deliver a copy of the award to each party personally or by registered mail, or as provided in the agreement. (b) An award shall be made within the time fixed by the agreement or, […]
Section 8. Upon application of a party or, if an application to the court is pending under sections ten, eleven or twelve, on submission to the arbitrators by the court under such conditions as the court may order, the arbitrators may modify or correct the award upon the grounds stated in clauses (1) and (3) […]
Section 9. Unless otherwise provided in the agreement to arbitrate, the arbitrator’s expenses and fees, together with other expenses, except counsel fees, incurred in the conduct of the arbitration, shall be paid as provided in the award.
