which issues shall all be decided solely and only by arbitration and NOT through any federal, state, county or local court system.
11. I warrant that my employer has provided me with a copy of its client's security clearance criteria upon which its client, or its client's agents, may determine or adjudicate my eligibility for my employer's client's security clearance. I have read and understand the applicable security clearance criteria of my employer's client and agree with the eligibility determination factors and that said factors and eligibility in not my employer's employment screening criteria.
12. I specifically waive any rights to join any claim(s) with claims of others in any form of class action or any similar procedure regarding any claim, dispute or controversy linked to, arising out of, or in any way related to, or associated with: my employer releasing my personal information to my employer's client, or its agents; my employer's client, or its agents, making any determination or adjudication of eligibility for a security clearance; failure of my employer's client, or its agents, to complete my eligibility determination or adjudication for employer's clients security clearance; my employer's clients, or its agents, making a determination or adjudication of not issuing me security clearance; the investigation performed or the consumer reports prepared by the credit reporting agency; any alleged or actual violation of federal, state, county or local statute, act, rule, law or ordinance by my employer, my employer's client's, or its agents, or the credit reporting agency that performed the original background investigations and prepared the consumer report delivered to my employer; any alleged or actual violation of ANY federal, state, county, or local statute, act, rule, law or ordinance, or; any other reason whatsoever related to or arising out of anything to do with a security clearance.
13. Furthermore, I specifically agree that for any claim, dispute or controversy linked to, arising out of, or in any way related to, or associated with any scenario or type of claim as set forth in paragraphs 10 & 12 above, that I waive any and all rights to a jury trial or to a trial by a judge.
14. I agree that any claim, dispute, or controversy of any kind whatsoever linked to, related to, arising out of or regarding any scenario or type of action as set forth in paragraphs 10 or 12 above shall be brought through arbitration pursuant to the American Arbitration Association rules. Additionally, I specifically waive any and all rights to appeal of the arbiter's or arbiters' decision in arbitration.I further specifically agree that Mesa, Arizona, is the exclusive venue and jurisdiction for arbitration. Lastly, notwithstanding any rules to the contrary, I agree that each party shall be responsible for their own attorney fees and costs for any claims.
15. I agree that any cause of action against my employer, my employer's client, or my employer's client's agents, must be filed within one calendar year from the time any claim or cause of action, or any such claim shall forever be barred.
16. Notwithstanding, if any statute, act, rule, regulation, or other applicable law or ordinance prohibits any clause, provision, or sentence in this agreement, then that applicable statute, act, regulation, law, or ordinance shall govern any prohibited clause, provision or sentence and any offending clause, provision or sentence in this agreement shall be disregarded and excluded and shall not constitute a violation thereof and the remainder of the agreement shall be fully enforceable. The remainder of the agreement not considered to violate any such statute, act, rule, regulation, law, or ordinance shall remain in full force.