Question: what happens if Chipotle never pays the arbitration fees?
"A contract is a promise or set of promises that are legally enforceable and, if violated, allow the injured party access to legal remedies. Contract law recognizes and governs the rights and duties arising from agreements. In the Anglo-American common law, formation of a contract generally requires an offer, acceptance, consideration, and a mutual intent to be bound."[1]
The judge in this article is already upset with Chipotle, and probably won't be happy if they try to delay arbitration any further:
> Chipotle recently asked a federal judge to block the workers from seeking arbitration with lawyers who’d represented them in court ― despite the fact Chipotle had forced arbitration upon its workers via agreements they had to sign when they were hired.
> The judge denied that request, calling Chipotle’s actions “unseemly.”