Self-Mediation

FL: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26268356/guru2012/PaymentsNew/invoices.html
EMP: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26268356/guru2012/PaymentsNew/invoicesEmp.html

History:
Date 6/19/2013 Name Stacy Norman Details First version Version 1.0

Table of Contents
1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 3 Things to Note .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Definitions ................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Refund Statuses ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4

Mock-ups ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Requirements .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.2.6 3.2.7 3.2.8 3.2.9 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4 3.3.5 3.3.6 3.3.7 General ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Employer Side ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Manage Invoices .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Invoice Details .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Invoice Details > Transaction History ................................................................................................................................. 12 Manage SafePay Requests ................................................................................................................................................. 13 SafePay Request Details ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 SafePay Request Details > Approve Payment .................................................................................................................... 16 SafePay Request Details > Transaction History .................................................................................................................. 19 SafePay Request Details > Request Refund ....................................................................................................................... 21 SafePay Request Details > Refund Request Details ........................................................................................................... 23 Freelancer Side ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Manage Invoices ................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Invoice Details .................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Invoice Details > Transaction History ................................................................................................................................. 32 Invoice Details > Issue Refund ............................................................................................................................................ 32 Manage SafePay Requests ................................................................................................................................................. 35 SafePay Request Details ..................................................................................................................................................... 37 SafePay Request Details > Request Payment ..................................................................................................................... 38

Self-Mediation 3.3.8 3.3.9 3.3.10 3.3.11 3.4 4 SafePay Request Details > Transaction History .................................................................................................................. 39 SafePay Request Details > Issue Refund ............................................................................................................................ 41 SafePay Request Details > Refund Details ..................................................................................................................... 45 SafePay Request Details > Resolving a Dispute ............................................................................................................. 46

SafePay Refund Request > Escalating to Arbitration .............................................................................................................. 50

Validations and Error Reporting ...................................................................................................................................................... 52 4.1 4.2 4.2.1 General Guidelines.................................................................................................................................................................. 53 Validation Rules ...................................................................................................................................................................... 54 Employer Side .................................................................................................................................................................... 54

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Admin .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 56 Emails .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 58 6.1.1 6.1.2 To Employers ...................................................................................................................................................................... 58 To Freelancers .................................................................................................................................................................... 59

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Alerts ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 Help Center ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 59

1 Introduction
The purpose of the project is to reduce the load on the dispute resolution team and improve the users experience by providing an interface for users to manage disputes online. We also intend to integrate the dispute resolution services with SafePay requests for payment and requests for refunds. Currently: The dispute process begins when (1) an Employer requests a refund of SafePay funds, (2) a Freelancer repeatedly requests a release of SafePay funds. To initiate Guru.coms involvement and the provision of our Dispute Resolution services, the Freelancer or the Employer must contact the Support team via the contact us page. Disputes are managed via email. The dispute resolution team screens the incoming cases to be sure they qualify for our dispute resolution services (a process known as intake). The cases that qualify are then passed to mediators for mediation. More than 80% of the mediation cases are passed to arbitration. The proposed functionalities include: Employers will initiate the self-mediation process by requesting a refund of funds in SafePay. They will only be able to request a refund if the SafePay balance > $0.00. Once the Freelancer clicks to dispute an Employers refund request, either party can escalate the dispute to arbitration. Unless the dispute has already been escalated or a resolution has been accepted by the Employer. While there can only be one pending refund request at a time, the Employer will be able to submit multiple refund requests for a single SafePay request. This means that the two parties may use the self-mediation tools more than once for a SafePay request. The front end will provide an option for Freelancers to proactively issue refunds of paid invoices. This option will only be enabled if the invoice has been paid, the invoice has not already been fully refunded, and there are funds in the Freelancers cash account. Page 2

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Self-Mediation The requirement for an approved project agreement to create a SafePay request will be dropped. So, a freelancer will be allowed to request for a SafePay even if the project agreement has not been approved by the employer or if the freelancer has not created an agreement at all. The absence of the agreement will have an impact in the arbitration process when taken up by the Guru team in that the decision will favor the employer because there is no agreed statement of work to base the decision on.

The implementation of the changes detailed below will eliminate the need for intake and formal mediation. The intake logic will be coded into this new functionality and users will self-mediate. They will be able to escalate to arbitration at will. Owners and Administrators would have access to the Self Mediation functionality.

1.1 Things to Note

If there is a difference between the mock-up and the BRS, the BRS prevails unless otherwise noted.

1.2 Definitions
$alternateResolution The alternate resolution entered by the Employer when submitting a Refund Request. Amount the Freelancer enters in the Amount To Me box when submitting a resolution to the Employer. Amount the Freelancer enters in the Amount To Employer box when submitting a resolution to the Employer. The amount the Employer has released from SafePay to the Freelancer. Currently known as the Dispute Resolution Fee. 5% (min. $25) of the amount in SafePay for the given project that is under dispute. Amount available for refund/release. Amount awarded to the given party via arbitration. Available balance of the cash account. Current servers name. QA, Pinky-quahog, etc. Full date. Format: DD-Mmm-YYYY. Display time on hover over the date. Disputed amount being released to the Employer. Disputed amount being released to the Freelancer. The full name of the owner of the Employer account. Amount the Freelancer billed to the Employer via Guru Invoicing. Amount paid by the Employer to Guru.com via Guru Invoicing or SafePay. The Freelancer has requested payment of SafePay funds. Dollar amount of the project fee. Project ID Page 3

$amtToEmp or $disputeAmtEmp

$amtToMe of $disputeAmtPro

$approvedAmount $arbFee

$availableAmt $awardedAmount $cashAccountAmount $current_server_name <date> or DATE $disputeamtEmp $disputeamtPro $empOwnerName $invoiceAmount $paymentAmount Payment Request or Payment Approval Request $projectFee $projectID Last Saved 2013-10-07 03:50:00

Self-Mediation $projecTitle $proOwnerName or $proName $refundAmount $refundReasons Refund Request $refundStatus Project title The full name of the owner of the Freelancer account. Amount refunded or to be refunded to the Employer by the Freelancer. Reasons entered by the Employer when submitting a Refund Request. The Employer has submitted a request for a refund of SafePay funds. The status of the refund as defined by the Refund Status table in Section 1.3 below. The amount entered by the Freelancer when creating a Payment Request. The amount the Employer entered when creating a Refund Request. The amount of the SafePay request the Freelancer submitted to the Employer. Balance of the SafePay account

$requestAmount $requestedRefAmount $safepayAmount $safepayBalance

1.3 Refund Statuses

Status Definition/Example

*EMP+ Pending Freelancers Approval Edit | Cancel

The Employer has submitted the refund request, the Freelancer has not yet responded and the three (3) business day window has not yet expired.

[FL] Pending Your Approval

Automatically Arbitrated - <date> [text for Emp and FL is the same]

The Freelancer did not respond to the Employers refund request within the given time frame and funds were automatically arbitrated to the Employer.

Disputed - <date> Last Saved 2013-10-07 03:50:00

The Freelancer disputed the Employers request for a refund and no resolution has yet been Page 4

Self-Mediation [text for Emp and FL is the same] reached. Nor has either party escalated the matter to arbitration.

Emp: Pending Your Approval FL: Pending Approval | Edit

The Freelancer sent a resolution to the Employer but the Employer has not yet approved or declined the proposed resolution.

The Employer declined the Freelancers proposed resolution.

[EMP] Declined - <date> [FL] Resolution Declined | Edit

Approved - <date>

The Freelancer disputed the Employers refund request, but they came to an agreement during the self-mediation process.

2 Mock-ups
FL: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26268356/guru2012/PaymentsNew/invoices.html
EMP: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26268356/guru2012/PaymentsNew/invoicesEmp.html

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3 Requirements
3.1 General

Figure 3.1-1: New Frame for Manage Pages

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

The user can toggle between Manage Invoices and Manage SafePay Requests from the left column. Employer side only: Access 1099 Reports from the left column. Employer side only: Link Whats the Difference? to $current_server_name/help/employer-help-center/pay-freelancers/ Display actual dates. Format: DD-Mmm-YYYY. The time will display when the Freelancer floats over the date. Format: HH:MM am/pm. Do not use the just now or yesterday approach. Filters Same functionality as today with some changes to the filter options a. Status: Label Invoices Any Status Paid All invoices, except deleted ones. All invoices that have been paid or are Payment Pending. All unpaid invoices. Definition

Not Paid SafePay Requests - Employer Any Status Not Paid All Paid Requests

All SafePay requests, except deleted ones. All unpaid SafePay requests, except deleted ones. All SafePay requests that have been paid or are pending payment. All SafePay requests that have been paid and have a balance > $0.00 All SafePay requests that have been paid and have a balance of $0.00

Paid, Need Approved

Paid, Fully Approved

SafePay Requests Freelancers Any Status Last Saved 2013-10-07 03:50:00 All SafePay requests, except deleted ones. Page 6

Self-Mediation No Funds Received Funds Received Not Fully Paid Employer has not paid the SafePay request. All paid SafePay requests. Employer has paid the SafePay request and the balance is > $0.00 Employer has paid the SafePay request and the balance is $0.00.

Paid in Full

b. 6.

Project: All projects, $projectTitle (ID: $projectID)

Freelancer side only: display a Create New drop down.

a. b. c.

The Create New drop down includes Invoice and SafePay Request. Upon selecting Invoice option, the user is taken to the Create Invoice page s as they exist today. Upon selecting SafePay Request, the user is taken to the Create SafePay Request pages as they exist today

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3.2 Employer Side

3.2.1 Manage Invoices

Figure 3.2-1: Manage Invoices

1. 2. 3. 4.

The select all check boxes and Pay Selected will function just as the current select all checkbox and Pay Invoices options. Intentionally omitted item 2. Its a long story that includes the Incredible Hulk. Dont ask. If a paid invoice is the result of a release of SafePay funds, the SafePay ID will be listed and will be clickable. If an Employer has asked the Freelancer to delete an unpaid invoice, display the following under the Invoice ID. Delete Requested a. b. Hover text for the Delete Requested text: You asked the Freelancer to delete this invoice on <date>. The date will be the date the Employer most recently requested deletion.

5. 6. 7.

Clicking the Invoice or SafePay IDs will take the user to the Invoice Details or SafePay Request Details pages (see sections 3.2.2 and 3.2.5). $proOwnerName will be displayed on one line. $projectTitle will consume two lines. If it exceeds 30 characters, wrap to a second line. I.e., Freelancer Full Name Project title line one of two second line

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Self-Mediation 8. In the fourth column, display the amount billed, paid and/or refunded as Amount: $invoiceAmount Paid: $paymentAmount a. If the invoice has not been paid, display Amount: $X,XXX.XX Paid: $0.00 If payment is pending, display Amount: $X,XXX.XX Paid: $X,XXX.XX (pending) If the invoice has been paid, display Amount: $X,XXX.XX Paid: $X,XXX.XX If the invoice has been paid and refunded, display Amount: $X,XXX.XX Paid: $X,XXX.XX Refunded: $X,XXX.XX

b.

c.

d.

9.

Display the Pay button within the row only if the invoice has not yet been paid.

10. The drop down will contain the following options, Option View Action Always enabled. Takes the Employer to the Invoice Details page. See section 3.2.2 below. Always enabled. Takes the Employer to the Transaction History page. See section 3.2.3 below. Always enabled. If the invoice has not been paid, display a pop-up with the following text. Since only Freelancers can delete invoices, we emailed the Freelancer your request to delete this invoice. If the invoice has been paid, delete the invoice from the Employers view as is done today. 11. Update the pagination to look like the pagination in the mock-up. 12. Displays the total number of invoices. Change 129 total Invoices to XXX total invoices (lower case I). 13. If the Employer has no outstanding invoices, display You have no outstanding invoices to pay. Ask the Freelancer to create an invoice today! a. Link Ask the Freelancer to the Project Messages Inbox.

Transaction History

Delete

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3.2.2

Invoice Details

Figure 3.2-2: Invoice Details

1. 2.

List the amount billed, amount paid, amount refunded and the 1099 status across the top of the page. Variations for the 1099 Applied field do not change. The destination of the Learn Why link does not change. a. Variations include Yes Learn Why No Learn Why Does not apply Learn Why b. Link Learn Why to $current_server_name/help/employer-help-center/pay-freelancers/1099-service-u-semployers-only/

3. 4.

Two links will exist at the top of the page; Details and Transaction History Details,

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Figure 3.2-3: Invoice Details > Details

a. b.

Pay Invoice button will be disabled if the invoice has already been paid. The Delete options will function as detailed in section 3.2.1, item 10. Status options Status Not Paid Paid Payment Pending Definition Displayed if the invoice has not yet been paid. Displayed when the Employer has paid or when a pending payment has cleared. Displayed when the Employer has paid, but the payment has not cleared. As today, this currently only applies to some PayPal payments.

c.

Display the last four digits of the payment methods where applicable. Variations for the Payment Method field include, Pay Method Cash Account Check/Money Order Credit Card (####) E-check (####) Pay Method & Loyalty Dollars Cash Account & Loyalty Dollars Check/Money Order & Loyalty Dollars Credit Card (####) & Loyalty Dollars E-check (####) & Loyalty Dollars

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Self-Mediation PayPal (<paypaladdress>) Wire Transfer Loyalty Dollars d. e. Change Service field to Subcategory. At a future time, this will change to Service. Associated Invoices will be displayed conditionally. Invoice IDs listed here will link to the details page of any invoices created as a result of a partial payment of the given invoice. If the associated unpaid invoice is subsequently deleted by the Freelancer, the Associated Invoice field will not be displayed. 3.2.3 Invoice Details > Transaction History PayPal (<paypaladdress>) & Loyalty Dollars Wire Transfer & Loyalty Dollars

Figure 3.2-4: Invoice Details > Transaction History

1. 2.

The date the EVENT occurred. EVENT variations EVENT Invoice created for $invoiceAmount. You paid $paymentAmount. You received a refund of $refundAmount. Definition Displayed when the invoice is created. Employer pays the invoice. The Freelancer issued the Employer a refund.

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Self-Mediation 3.2.4 Manage SafePay Requests

Figure 3.2-5: Manage SafePay Requests

1. 2.

The select all check boxes and Pay Selected button will function just as the current select all checkbox and Pay options. If an Employer has asked the Freelancer to delete an unpaid SafePay request, display the following under the SafePay ID. Delete Requested a. b. c. Hover text for the Delete Requested text: You asked the Freelancer to delete this SafePay request on <date>. The date will be the date the Employer most recently requested deletion. Other variations include, i. Approval Requested! if there is a pending Approval Request. When clicked, take the Employer to the Approve Payment page (section 3.2.6). Hover text: The Freelancer has requested that you approve a payment. ii. Refund Requested! if there is a pending Refund Request. When clicked, take the Employer to the Request Refund page (section 3.2.9). Hover text: You requested a refund of $requestedAmount on <date>. The <date> will be the date the Employer submitted the refund request.

3. 4.

Clicking the SafePay IDs will take the user to the SafePay Request Details pages (section 3.2.5). $proOwnerName will be displayed on one line. Page 13

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Self-Mediation 5. $projectTitle will consume two lines. If the project title exceeds 30 characters wrap to the second line. I.e., Freelancer Full Name Project title line one of two second line In the fourth column, display amount requested, paid, approved (released) and refunded. Amount: $safepayAmount Paid: $paidAmount Approved: $approvedAmount Refunded: $refundAmount a. If the SafePay request has not been paid, display Amount: $X,XXX.XX Paid: $0.00 If payment is pending, display Amount: $X,XXX.XX Paid: $X,XXX.XX (pending) If the SafePay request has been paid and no funds released to the Freelancer, display Amount: $X,XXX.XX Paid: $X,XXX.XX Approved: $0.00 If the SafePay request has been paid and funds have been released to the Freelancer, display Amount: $X,XXX.XX Paid: $X,XXX.XX Approved: $X,XXX.XX If the SafePay request has been paid and all funds refunded to the Employer, display Amount: $X,XXX.XX Paid: $X,XXX.XX Approved: $0.00 Refunded: $X,XXX.XX

6.

b.

c.

d.

e.

7. 8.

The Pay button will appear only for unpaid SafePay requests. The Approve button will appear for paid SafePay requests with a balance > $0.00. The drop down will contain the following options, Option View Action Always enabled. Takes the Employer to the SafePay Request Details page. See section 3.2.5 below. Always enabled. Takes the Employer to the Transaction History page. See section 3.2.7 below. Enabled when the SafePay request is paid and the balance is > $0.00. Takes the Employer to the Request Refund page. See section 3.2.8 Always enabled. If the SafePay request has not been paid, display a pop-up with the following text: Since only Freelancers can delete unpaid SafePay requests, we emailed the Freelancer and asked that this SafePay request be deleted. If the SafePay request has been paid and the balance is > $0.00, display a pop-up with the following text: You cannot delete a SafePay request until all funds are approved or refunded.

Transaction History

Request Refund

Delete

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Self-Mediation If the SafePay request has been paid and the balance is $0.00, delete it from the Employers view as is done today. 9. Update the pagination to look like the pagination in the mock-up.

10. If the Employer has no outstanding SafePay requests, display

a. b. 3.2.5

Link Ask your Freelancer to the Project Messages inbox. Link Learn More About SafePay to $current_server_name/help/employer-help-center/pay-freelancers/safepay/

SafePay Request Details

Figure 3.2-6: SafePay Request Details

1.

List the amount billed, paid, approved (released) and refunded as well as the balance of the SafePay request across the top of the page. a. Balance = Paid Approved - Refunded

2.

Four links will exist at the top of the page; Details, Approve Payment, Transaction History and Request Refund. a. The Request Refund option will be enabled only if the SafePay request balance is > $0.00.

3.

If a Refund Request is pending, the Request Refund link changes to Refunds (!). (See section 3.2.9.)Details,

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Figure 3.2-7: SafePay Request Details > Details

a. b. c.

The Pay button will function as the Pay button does today. (It will be disabled if the SafePay request has already been paid.) The Delete button will function as described in Section 3.2.4, item 9. Status variations include: Status Not Paid Paid Definition Displayed if the SafePay request has not yet been paid. Displayed if the SafePay request has been paid or when a pending payment has cleared. Displayed if the SafePay request has been paid, but the payment has not cleared. As today, this currently only applies to some PayPal payments.

Payment Pending

d. e.

Display account number for payment methods where applicable. See item 4.c in section 3.2.2 above. Change Service field to Subcategory.

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Self-Mediation 3.2.6 SafePay Request Details > Approve Payment

Figure 3.2-8: SafePay Request Details > Approve Payment

1. 2. 3.

If there is a Refund Request pending (see section 3.2.9), display the STOP text, Available Funds = SafePay balance. As is the case today, the Employer will enter the amount to be released to the Freelancer. a. b. The amount entered cannot be greater than the Available Funds. If there is an Approval Request pending, default the Amount field to the amount the Freelancer is requesting.

4.

Display the Dont agree.. box, if there is an Approval Request pending. a. b. Link Contact the Freelancer to the Project Messages discussion for the given project and Freelancer. Link ask for a refund to the Request Refund page. See section 3.2.8 below.

5.

Upon clicking the Approve Payment button, a. b. c. If the amount is less than $25, display message per section 4.2. If the amount is more than the Available Funds amount, display message per section 4.2. If the amount is within the given range, display the disclaimer.

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d. e. f. g.

The amount listed in the first bullet will equal the Payment Amount. If there is a pending Refund Request, add the following fourth bullet to the payment terms I understand that my pending Refund Request will be cancelled. If the Employer clicks Confirm Payment without clicking the checkbox, display the same pop-up we display today but change the text to You must agree to the Payment Terms to continue. Upon successfully approving the payment, i. go to Transaction History tab. (See section 3.2.7.) ii. Display a success message at the top of the page.

1.

Success message: We sent $approvedAmount to the Freelancer.

iii. Cancel any pending refund requests. The refund request would no longer be displayed to either party. We will keep the info in the database in case it is later decided to make the info available to the users. iv. Update the Freelancers Transaction History for the SafePay account per the event variations listed in Section 3.3.8. v. As is the case today, debit funds from the SafePay account, deduct the Project Fees and credit the difference to the Freelancers cash account. Trigger emails, post alerts and add an entry to cash account history.

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Self-Mediation 3.2.7 SafePay Request Details > Transaction History

Figure 3.2-9: SafePay Request Details > Transaction History

1. 2.

The date the EVENT occurred. EVENT variations EVENT SafePay request created for $safepayAmount. You paid $paymentAmount. Definition Displayed when the SafePay request is created. Employer pays the SafePay request.

You approved payment of $approvedAmount to the Freelancer. You requested a refund of $refundAmount Pending Freelancer Approval - View

The Employer approved payment to the Freelancer. Either through an Approval Request or as a dispute resolution. The Employer requests a refund. Clicking View takes the Employer to the Request Refund page with the pending refund request displayed. The Freelancer disputed the Employers refund request. Clicking View takes the Employer to the Request Refund page with the disputed refund request displayed.

Freelancer disputed your refund request. Refund Disputed View

Dispute resolution reached - View

Displayed when the Employer accepts the Resolution. Clicking View will display the resolved dispute in the transaction history window.

Arbitration Ruling Posted - View You were awarded $awardedAmount The Freelancer was awarded $awardAmount

Displayed when the arbitration ruling is posted.

Clicking View will display the closed dispute case in the transaction history window.

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Self-Mediation The Freelancer approved the Employers refund request. Or, the Employer accepted a resolution where more than $0.00 was refunded to him/her. Clicking View will display the approved refund request in the transaction history window. You received a refund of $refundAmount. The Freelancer proactively issues a refund.

You received a refund of $refundAmount - View

3.

Once a dispute has been resolved, either through an agreement or through arbitration, the dispute will be accessed from a View link on the Transaction history page.

a. b.

If a dispute has been resolved and the SafePay request balance is $0.00, the Request Refund link would be disabled. Clicking Back to Transaction History takes the Employer back to the tabular info.

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Self-Mediation 3.2.8 SafePay Request Details > Request Refund

Figure 3.2-10: SafePay Request Details > Request Refund

1. 2.

Available Funds = SafePay Balance This is where the Employer will enter the amount he wants to receive. i. Amount entered cannot be greater than the Available Funds. Perform this validation check as the focus moves out of the control.

3.

The Employer will be required to enter at least one reason for the refund request. i. Limit Reason X text box to 2000 characters. ii. Display the character limit under the bottom left corner of the box, above the Attach Files link. As the user types, the count will decrease indicating the remaining characters. User will not be allowed to enter any more characters once the limit is reached (See the Post Project form as an example).

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Self-Mediation iii. Use standard approach to attaching files. Attachments are optional. Refer to Post Project functionality and use the same approach for uploading files. iv. Employer can use the Add More Reasons link to add as many reasons as he would like. Clicking it will add the options to append Reason 4, 5, etc. 4. The Employer will have the option to provide an alternative resolution. i. Change default text to Resolving disputes requires flexibility. What other resolutions are you open to? ii. Limit 2000 characters. iii. Add the character limit under the bottom left corner of the box.

5.

Upon clicking Request Refund, i. If the amount entered is more than the available amount, if the amount entered is less than $0.00 or if the Employer didnt provide at least one reason, display the standard error handling for ASP pages. See section 4.2. ii. If the Employer has completed all required fields correctly, 1. Display a toast message and a confirmation message as shown below.

iii. Email the Refund Request to the Freelancer. (Email X) iv. Post Alerts to the Freelancers dashboard and Project Overview pages. (Alert X) v. Start a three (3) business day clock. vi. If after one (1) business day, the Freelancer has not issued the refund or disputed the Employers refund request, send email X (see section 6.1.2 below) to the Freelancer and post reminder Alert X to the dashboard and project overview pages. vii. If after two (2) business days, the Freelancer still has not issued the refund or disputed the refund request, send email X to the Freelancer and post final reminder Alert X to the dashboard and project overview pages. viii. If after three (3) business days, the Freelancer has not responded, Last Saved 2013-10-07 03:50:00 Page 22

Self-Mediation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Debit the requested funds from the SafePay Account. Credit the funds to the Employers cash account. Send emails X and Y. Post Alerts X and Y to both partys dashboards and project overview pages. Record the transaction as a lost, no response, arbitration ruling for the Freelancer. Update the status of the Transaction History pages and the Employers cash account history. Post the arbitration ruling. See Section 3.4.

ix. If the Freelancer issues the refund, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Stop the clock. Debit the requested funds from the SafePay Account. Credit the funds to the Employers cash account. Send emails X and Y. Post Alerts X and Y to both partys dashboards and project overview pages. Update the Transaction History pages and the Employers cash account history.

x. If the Freelancer disputes the Employers request for a refund, 1. 2. Stop the clock. Add Employer to the list of folks included in a backend task that sends Email X to Employers every four (4) hours if there is an open dispute and there are new responses posted by the Freelancer that are more than one (1) hour old. Update the status of the refund request. See section 1.3.

3. 6.

Upon clicking the View Refund Request button, the Employer will see the details of the refund request details (see section 3.2.9 below), SafePay Request Details > Refund Request Details If there is a pending Refund Request, the Employer will see this page upon clicking Refunds (!).

3.2.9 1.

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Figure 3.2-11: Refund Request Details

1. 2.

Under Primary Resolution, display Refund of $requestedRefAmt Under Alternative Resolution, display $alternateResolution. a. If the Employer did not enter an alternative resolution, do not display the field at all.

3. 4.

The date the refund request was submitted. See section 1.3 above. The status for a refund that is pending the Freelancers approval will be Pending Freelancers Approval Edit | Cancel a. The Edit option will take the Employer back to the refund request form in section 3.2.8 with all of the previously entered information displayed. i. Upon submitting the edited content, the three (3) business day clock is restarted. ii. New emails will be sent. New alerts posted. (Email X and Alert X) b. Upon clicking cancel, i. An Are you sure? Pop-up containing the following text will be displayed, If you cancel your refund request, your reasons and attachments will be lost and the Freelancer alerted to the cancellation. Are you sure? [Yes] [No]

5. 6.

Under Reasons, display $refundReasons. If the Freelancer disputes the Employers refund, the Employer will see the option to reply to each of the Freelancers comments.

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b.

New comments from the Freelancer will be highlighted in yellow.

c. 7.

Once the Employer leaves the page, the yellow highlighting will disappear.

Depending on the status of the project, the Employer will either be able to view the information under Reasons or he will be able to reply and attach files. The scenarios for which the Employer will be able to reply and attach files are listed below. For all other scenarios, the Employer will only be able to view the information. Status Refund Disputed Resolution Proposed Resolution Declined Open Arbitration Freelancer escalated. View Info X X X X Reply & Attach files X X X X

8.

If the Freelancer has submitted a resolution to the Employer, it will be displayed above the Request Refund block.

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Figure 3.2-12: Resolution without Funds

Figure 3.2-13: Resolution with Funds

a. b.

The Employer will be able to agree to or decline the resolution. If the Employer agrees and no funds are to be disseminated, i. Emails X and Y are sent. ii. Alerts are posted. iii. The status of the refund request is updated. See section 1.3 iv. The Transaction History table is update per section 3.2.7.

c.

If the Employer agrees and funds are to be disseminated, i. Ask the Employer to confirm agreement

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1.

If the Employer clicks agree without checking the Terms checkbox, use error handling standard for ASP pages. See section 4.2

ii. Upon agreeing, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Emails X and Y are sent. Alerts are posted. The status of the refund request is updated. The Transaction History table is update per section 3.2.7. Debit funds from the SafePay account. Deduct the project fee from funds being awarded to the Freelancer. Credit funds to the Freelancers cash account. Credit funds awarded to the Employer to his cash account. Update cash account histories.

iii. If the Employer Cancels the approval, go back to the Resolution as described in item 8 above. d. If the Employer declines, he is given the option of providing a reason for declining.

i. Upon clicking Send, 1. 2. If no reason is entered, see section 4.2. Otherwise, the Employers decline reason is appended to the resolution.

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3. 4. 5.

Email X is sent to the Freelancer. Alerts X and Y are posted. Refund status is updated per section 1.3.

3.3 Freelancer Side

3.3.1 Manage Invoices

Figure 3.3-1: Manage Invoices

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Self-Mediation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. See section 3.1. Clicking the Invoice ID will take the user to the Invoice details page (see section 3.3.2). If the paid invoice is the result of a release of SafePay funds, the SafePay ID will be listed and will be clickable. Clicking the SafePay ID will take the user to the SafePay details page (see section 3.3.6). If the Employer has requested deletion of the invoice, display Please Delete under the invoice ID. Hover text for the Please Delete text: The Employer asked you to delete this invoice. The Employers name will be displayed on one line. The project title will consume two lines. If the project title exceeds 30 characters, display ellipsis. I.e., $empOwnerName $projectTitle line one of two second line In the fourth column, display the amount requested, received, and/or refunded as a. If no funds have been received for the given invoice, display Billed: $X,XXX.XX Received: $0.00 If a payment is pending, display Billed: $X,XXX.XX Received: $X,XXX.XX (Pending) If any portion of the amount Received is refunded to the Employer, display Billed: $X,XXX.XX Received: $X,XXX.XX Refunded: $X,XXX.XX

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b.

c.

8.

The drop down will contain the following options, Option View Edit Action Always enabled. Go to the Invoice Details page (section 3.3.2) Enabled only if the invoice is unpaid. Same action as the current Modify button. Transaction History Send Reminder Always enabled. Go to the Transaction History page (section 3.3.3) Enabled only if the invoice is unpaid. Same action as the current Send Reminder button. Issue Refund Enabled only if the invoice is paid and only if there are funds in the Freelancers cash account. When selected, take the Freelancer to the Refunds page. (See section 3.3.4 below.) Delete Always enabled. Same action as the current Delete button.

9.

Update pagination to look like the pagination in the mock-up.

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a.

Link Create your first invoice to the Create Invoice page.

11. If the Freelancer has created invoices before and has deleted them, display You have no invoices to view. Create a new invoice today! a. 3.3.2 Link Create a new invoice to the Create Invoice page.

Invoice Details

Figure 3.3-2: Invoice Details

1. 2.

List the amount billed, received and refunded at the top of the page. In addition, list the project fees deducted and the amount paid to the Freelancer (Received Refunded Project Fee) Three tabs will exist at the top of the page; Details, Transaction History and Issue Refund. a. The Issue Refund link is enabled only if Received > $0.00 and Paid To You > $0.00 and the Freelancers cash account balance is > $0.00.

3.

Details,

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Figure 3.3-3: Invoice Details > Details

a. b.

Edit and Send Reminder will function as described in Section 3.3.1, item 8. Status options, Status Payment Not Received Payment Pending Definition Displayed if the invoice has not yet been paid. Displayed when the Employer has paid using PayPals echeck option. Same as today. Displayed when the Employer has paid or when pending payments have cleared.

Payment Received

c. d. e.

Change Service field to Subcategory. The Associated Invoices option will be added. Invoice ID listed here will link to the details page of any invoice created as a result of a partial payment of the given invoice. The Delete Invoice link will function as described in Section 3.3.1, item 8.

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Figure 3.3-4: Invoice Details > Transaction History

1. 2.

The date the EVENT occurred. Variations for the EVENT column. EVENT Invoice created for $invoiceAmount Employer paid $paymentAmount You refunded $refundAmount Definition Displayed when the invoice is created. Employer pays the invoice. The Freelancer issued the Employer a refund.

3.3.4

Invoice Details > Issue Refund

Figure 3.3-5: Invoice Details > Issue Refund

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The maximum refund the Freelancer can provide the Employer given the cash account balance and amount paid by the Employer. Page 32

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Self-Mediation 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Freelancers cash account balance = $200 Max. Available For Refund = Received Amount = $100.00 Employer Should Receive = $80.00 $cashAccountAmount = $80*(1-0.0745) = $80*(0.9255) = $74.04 $projectFee = $80*0.0745 = $5.96 $refundAmount = $74.04 + $5.96 = $80

ii. Example B, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. c. d. e. Received Amount = $100. Project Fee (7.45%) = $7.45. Paid To You = $92.55 Freelancers cash account balance = $45 Max. Available For Refund = $45/(1-0.0745) = $45/0.9255 = $45.62 Employer Should Receive = $40 $cashAccountAmount = $40*(1-0.0745) = $40*(0.9255) = $37.02 $projectFee = $40*0.0745 = $2.98 $refundAmount = $37.02 + $2.98 = $40.00

Debit $cashAccountAmount from the Freelancers cash account. Credit $refundAmount to the Employers cash account. Note the refund to both partys cash account histories. i. Freelancers cash account history text: <date> Refund Invoice ID: XXXXXXX ($cashAccountAmount) ii. Employers cash account history text: <date> Refund Invoice ID: XXXXXXX $refundAmount <status>

<status>

f.

Update the Transaction History. See sections 3.2.3 and 3.3.3.

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Figure 3.3-6: Manage SafePay Requests

1. 2.

Clicking the SafePay ID will take the user to the SafePay Request details page (see section 3.3.6). If the Employer has requested deletion of an unpaid SafePay request, display Please Delete under the SafePay ID. Hover text for the Please Delete text: The Employer would like you to delete this SafePay request. a. Other variations include i. Refund Requested 1. 2. Hover text: The Employer has asked for a refund. Upon clicking, take the Freelancer to the Refunds page. See section 3.3.10.

ii. Payment Requested 1. 2. 3. Hover text: You asked the Employer to approve payment. Upon clicking, take the Freelancer to the Request Payment page. See section 3.3.7

The Employers name will be displayed on one line.

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Self-Mediation 4. The project title will consume two lines. If the project title exceeds 30 characters, display ellipsis. I.e., $empOwnerName $projectTitle line one of two second line In the fourth column, display the amount billed, received, paid and/or refunded as Billed: $safepayAmount Received: $paymentAmount Paid: $approvedAmount Refunded: $refundAmount a. If no funds have been received for the given invoice, display Billed: $X,XXX.XX Received: $0.00 If a payment is pending, display Billed: $X,XXX.XX Received: $X,XXX.XX (Pending) If any portion of the amount Received is refunded to the Employer, display Billed: $X,XXX.XX Received: $X,XXX.XX Refunded: $X,XXX.XX

5.

b.

c.

6.

The drop down will contain the following options, Option View Edit Send Reminder Request Funds Issue Refund Delete Action Go to the SafePay Request Details page. See section 3.3.6. Same as todays Modify option. Same as todays Send Reminder option. Same as todays Request Fund Release option. Go to the Issue Refund page. See section 3.3.9. Same as todays Delete option.

7. 8.

Update pagination to look like the pagination in the mock-up. If the Freelancer has never created a SafePay request, display Money doesnt grow on treesget paid! Create your first SafePay request today. a. Link Create your first SafePay request to the existing Create SafePay Request page.

9.

If the Freelancer has created SafePay requests before and has deleted them, display You have no SafePay requests to view. Create a new SafePay request today! b. Link Create your first SafePay request to the existing Create SafePay Request page.

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Figure 3.3-7: SafePay Request Details

1.

List the amount billed, received, paid, refunded and the SafePay balance at the top of the page. a. Balance = Received Paid - Refunded

2.

Four tabs will exist at the top of the page; Details, Request Payment, Transaction History and Issue Refund. a. b. c. The Request Payment link will be enabled only if the balance is > $0.00. The Issue Refund link is enabled only if the Balance is > $0.00 Issue Refund changes to Refunds (!) if there is a Refund Request pending or an open dispute.

3.

Details,

Figure 3.3-8: SafePay Request Details > Details

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Payment Pending

c. d. e. 3.3.7

See item 4.c in section 3.2.2 for payment method variations. Do not display account number on Freelancer side. Change Service field to Subcategory. The Delete option functions as it does today. (If the SafePay balance > $0.00, disable the delete option.)

SafePay Request Details > Request Payment

Figure 3.3-9: Request Payment

2. 3. 4.

Available Funds = SafePay Balance As is the case today, the Freelancer will enter the amount user wants to be paid. Upon clicking Send Payment Request, a. Error handling, i. If the amount is less than $25, display error handling per section 4.2. ii. If the amount is more than the available amount, see section 4.2. b. Post a toast message at the top of the page as is done today. i. Success message text: You have successfully requested payment.

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c. 5.

Fire the emails we send today. Post the alerts we post today.

If there is a pending payment request, display the details of the request.

a. b. c.

The Send Reminder option will work as it does today. The Edit Payment Request option will function like the Modify Release Request option does today. The Delete Payment Request option will function like the Delete Release Request option does today.

3.3.8

SafePay Request Details > Transaction History

Figure 3.3-10: Transaction History

1. 2.

The date the item occurred. Format: DD-Mmm-YYY. Display time on hover. Format: HH:MM am/pm (ET) Variations for the EVENT column, (Change ITEM to EVENT) EVENT Definition Page 39

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Self-Mediation SafePay request created for $safepayAmount Guru.com received $paymentAmount from the Employer. Displayed when the SafePay request is created. Employer pays the SafePay request.

Employer approved payment of $approvedAmount

The Employer approved payment to the Freelancer. Either through a Payment Request or as a dispute resolution. The Employer requests a refund. Clicking View takes the Freelancer to the Request Refund page with the pending refund request displayed. The Freelancer disputed the Employers refund request. Clicking View takes the Freelancer to the Request Refund page with the disputed refund request displayed.

Employer requested a refund of $requestedrefAmt Pending Your Approval - View

You disputed the Employers refund request. Refund Disputed View

Dispute resolution reached - View

Displayed when the Employer accepts the Resolution. Clicking View displays the resovled dispute within the Transaction History window. See section 3.2.7.

Arbitration Ruling Posted You were awarded $awardedAmount Employer was awarded $awardedAmount

Displayed when the Freelancer is awarded funds via arbitration.

You issued the Employer a refund of $refundAmount

The Freelancer either approved the Employers refund request or proactively issued a refund to the Employer.

3.

See section 3.2.7, item 3

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Figure 3.3-11: Issue Refund

If there is a Payment Request pending (see section 3.3.7), display the STOP message below. Otherwise, omit the STOP message.

1. 2.

Available Funds = SafePay balance. As is the case today, the Freelancer will enter the amount to be refunded to the Employer. a. b. Rather than presenting an error to the user, strip the $ if entered. Strip all characters except numbers, commas, and decimals. The amount entered cannot be greater than the Available Funds.

3.

Upon clicking the Issue Refund button, a. b. If the amount is more than the Available Funds amount, see section 4.2. If the amount is within the given range, display the disclaimer. Page 41

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If there is a pending Payment Request, change the confirmation text to I agree that this refund is final and Guru.com cannot recover the funds for me. I also understand that my pending Payment Request will be cancelled. Upon confirming the refund, i. Display a toast message at the top of the page. Like today, but go to Transaction History tab. (See section 3.3.8.)

d.

1.

Success message: Success! We refunded $refundAmount to the Employer.

ii. Update the Transaction Histories. iii. As is the case today, debit funds from the SafePay account, and credit the Employers cash account. Trigger emails, post alerts and update cash account histories. 4. If there is a pending refund request, display the details of the request as entered by the Employer with the options to issue or dispute the refund.

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b. c.

The Refund Amount entered by the Employer. See section 3.2.8, item b. The Alternate Resolution entered by the Employer. See section 3.2.8, item d. i. If the Employer did not enter an Alternate Resolution, do not display the field.

d. e. f. g.

The date the refund request was submitted by the Employer. Refund status. See section 1.3. If the Freelancer issues the refund, go to item 3.d above. If the Freelancer disputes the refund, ii. Display a confirmation page.

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Self-Mediation iv. Upon clicking Dispute Refund, 1. 2. Update the status of the refund per section 1.3. Display the Reply option for each of the issues.

3. 4. 5.

When the Freelancer clicks into the Reply field, it expands and the Attach Files option appears. Upon clicking Reply, the Freelancers comments and files will be posted to the d iscussion with the Freelancers screen icon, $proOwnerName and date the response was posted. If the Freelancer clicks cancel, the comments and files will be removed.

v. If the Freelancer clicks Cancel, return her to the Refund Request page with the options to agree or dispute the refund. h. i. The reasons entered by the Employer. See section 3.2.8, item c. The Freelancer will have three (3) business days from the moment the refund request is submitted by the Employer to either issue or dispute the refund. Reminders will be sent one (1) and two (2) business days after submission of the refund request.. See section 3.2.8, item 5.v for more information.

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Figure 3.3-12: Refund Details

1. 2. 3. 4.

The Freelancer will use the Resolve Dispute button to propose a resolution to the Employer. See section 3.3.11 for more information. The Freelancer can escalate the dispute to arbitration at any time. See section 3.4 for more information. Only the four most recent responses will be posted. The Show All XX Comments link will expand all comments for the given issue. As the Freelancer and Employer post responses, they will be listed with the partys screen icon, $proOwnerName or $empOwnerName and date of post. Page 45

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The option to post additional replies will be listed at the bottom.

3.3.11 SafePay Request Details > Resolving a Dispute

Figure 3.3-13: Resolving a Dispute

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The Freelancer can propose a resolution that includes the dissemination of funds or a resolution that does not include the dissemination of funds. a. If the option to disseminate funds is selected,

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iv. The Freelancer can enter any amount from $0.00 to (Available Funds Funds To Me). Basically, the total of the two fields cannot exceed the Available Funds. Some examples with Available Funds of $500 Legal Funds To Me: $0.00 Funds To Employer: $500.00 Funds To Me: $500.00 Funds To Employer: $0.00 Funds To Me: $100.00 Funds To Employer: $400.00 Funds To Me: $50.00 Funds To Employer: $50.00 Illegal Funds To Me: $24.99 Funds to Employer: $475.01 Funds To Me: $600.00 Funds to Employer: $0.00 Funds To Me: $300.00 Funds to Employer: $200.01 Funds To Me: $0.00 Funds to Employer: $0.00

v. Upon clicking Send to Employer, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Use error handling consistent with that used for other ASP pages. See section 4.2. If either of the individual Amount fields are more than the Available Funds, display error message. If the total amount of the two fields is more than the Available Funds, display error message. If the total amount of the two fields is $0.00, display error message. If the Freelancer enters an amount > $0.00 and less than $25 in the Funds To Me field, display an error. If the Freelancer enters an amount of $25 or more for the Funds To Me field, and leaves the Funds to Employer field blank, display $0.00 as the amount to the Employer. If the Freelancer leaves the Funds To Me field blank and enters an amount greater than $0.00 in the Funds to Employer field, display $0.00 as the amount to the Freelancer. Upon correct completion of all fields, the Freelancer will see their proposed resolution with an option to edit.

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a. b. c. d. e. f.

The amount that is to go to the Freelancer. The amount to go to the Employer. The option to escalate to arbitration will be available until the dispute is escalated or until a resolution is accepted. See section 1.3 Upon clicking Edit, go back to the How would you like to proceed step. The reason the Employer declined the proposed resolution.

vi. Upon clicking Cancel, return the Freelancer to the Refund Dispute page. b. If the option to resolve the dispute without disseminating funds is selected,

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i. Change link text to View Issues 1. Clicking this link will list the entire issues discussion as a reference for the Freelancer.

ii. Standard attach functionality. List file names as links. iii. Upon clicking Send to Employer, 1. Use error handling consistent with that used for other ASP pages. See section 4.2 a. b. c. 2. The resolution details section must contain at least 500 characters. Limit of 10,000 characters. Attachments optional.

Otherwise, display the proposed resolution with an option to edit. a. b. c. d. e. Proposed resolution as entered by the Freelancer. The option to escalate to arbitration will be available until the dispute is escalated or until a resolution is accepted. See section 1.3 Upon clicking Modify, go back to the How would you like to proceed step. The reason the Employer declined the proposed resolution.

iv. Upon clicking Cancel, return the Freelancer to the Refund Dispute page. 2. If the Freelancer selects the Back option, the process of resolving the dispute is cancelled and the Freelancer is taken back to the refund dispute page.

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3.4 SafePay Refund Request > Escalating to Arbitration

1. 2. From the moment the Freelancer disputes the Employers refund request until a resolution is accepted; either party can escalate the matter to arbitration. When either party clicks to escalate the dispute to arbitration, a. Display the following to the escalating party

Figure 3.4-1: Arbitration Disclaimer

i. Use text in mock-up. In the first bullet, link Arbitration Fee to $current_server_name/help/employer help-center/dispute-resolution/dispute-resolution-services/#what-is-the-cost-of-guru-coms-disputeresolution-services b. c. If the party attempts to escalate without agreeing to the Arbitration Terms, use the standard error handling for ASP pages. See section 4.2. Upon successfully escalating to arbitration, i. Disable the option to escalate to arbitration for the other party. ii. Disable the escalating partys options to reply or upload files. iii. Start the two (2) business day clock for the other party to provide any final comments and files. iv. Display the following to the escalating party.

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v. Display the following to the other party.

d.

Change text to Arbitration Open Respond by 5 pm (ET), <date>! <$proOwnerName, $empOwnerName> escalated this dispute to arbitration. By 5 pm (ET), <date> please provide final comments and files to support your position. Done providing information? Send to arbitration now.

e.

Clicking Send to arbitration now will display an Are you sure? Pop-up.

i. Upon clicking OK, 1. 2. Immediately transfer the arbitration to the DRC. See section 5. post the following message to the top of the Refunds page.

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a. 3.

<date> = five business days from the date the case is posted to the DRC.

Remove options to reply for upload files for all parties.

ii. Upon clicking Cancel, 1. 3. 4. 5. Return the use to the open dispute case.

After the two (2) business day window closes, see e.i.1 above. If the two parties click the Escalate to Arbitration button simultaneously, the escalating party will be the party that completes the escalation process first. The other party will see the information as described in item c.5 above. Arbitration Ruling Variations, a. Funds automatically arbitrated to the Employer due to the Freelancer not responding,

Arbitration Ruling
For the reasons listed below, the Employer, $empOwnerName, submitted a refund request for $requestedAmount to the Freelancer, $proOwnerName, on <date>. The request and reasons were repeatedly sent to the Freelancer. Since the Freelancer did not respond to the dispute within three (3) business days, the request was escalated to arbitration. The Arbitrator awarded $requestedAmount to the Employer. The Freelancer will not receive any funds. Pursuant to Section 6(B)(2) of the Guru.com Terms of Service, the Arbitrator's decision is final and binding. b. When the dispute goes through arbitration, the Arbitrator will enter the ruling per section 5 below.

4 Validations and Error Reporting

In all of the above mentioned pages, except Manage Invoices (3.2.1 and 3.3.1) and Manage SafePay Requests (3.2.4, 3.3.5), the model for validation of fields, indicating of errors, display of the errors and display of errors when information is saved or updated Last Saved 2013-10-07 03:50:00 Page 52

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4.1 General Guidelines

Form Fields are marked as mandatory or optional fields; mandatory fields as the name suggests are required fields and this fact must be processed on the client side. Actions taken are: o Validate when the user moves out of such a field; if no input has been provided display an error

If the user saves the information on the page (save/submit button), client side validation will check all mandatory fields and display a generic message at the top and stop processing the request . Note that the individual fields with error have a frown. Sample is shown below.

General Characteristics: o Help text may be displayed for fields optional information

For fields that are mandatory or validation is required, error status will be indicated when the user moves out of the field

For all fields, when the user moves out of the field and the validations check out, a success status is indicated.

Validation on fields: o Validation rules can be defined for fields regardless of whether they are mandatory or not. o Multiple rules can be associated with the field and each of them will have a separate error message o Validation rules may call a service or use a JS function in processing a rule. Page 53

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4.2 Validation Rules

Validation rules for the various fields: 4.2.1 4.2.1.1 Employer Side Approve Payments (Section 3.2.6) Blue Box Help Text Validation Requirements Required Cannot be less than $25 Cannot be more than the Available Funds Numbers, dollar sign, comma and decimal Check box must be checked. Dollar amounts only please. Red Box Error Text Must be between $25 and $availableAmt.

Field Name

Payment amount

Confirm payment

Please agree to the payment terms to continue.

4.2.1.2

Refund Request (Section 3.2.8) Blue Box Help Text Validation Requirements Required Red Box Error Text Please enter an amount. Amount cant be more than $availableAmt. Please provide at least one reason.

Field Name Refund amount

Cannot be more than the Available Funds At least one reason is required.

Reasons for refund

Maximum of 2000 characters

Alternate resolution

Optional

Maximum of 2000 characters

4.2.1.3

Refund Details Responding to a dispute (section 3.2.9) Blue Box Help Text Validation Requirements Optional Red Box Error Text

Field Name

Reply

Resolve the dispute amicably. Stick to the facts and be polite.

Reason for declining

Required

Please explain what needs to be changed in this resolution to work for you.

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Freelancer Side Issue Refund (Section 3.3.4) Blue Box Help Text Validation Requirements Red Box Error Text

Field Name

Employer should be refunded

Required

Please enter a refund amount.

Cannot be more than the Max. Available for Refund

Amount cant be more than $availableAmt.

4.2.2.2

Request Payment (Section 3.3.6) Blue Box Help Text Validation Requirements Required Red Box Error Text Must be between $25 and $availableAmt.

Field Name

Requested payment amount

Min. $25

Max. $availableAmt

4.2.2.3

Issue Refund (Section 3.3.9) Blue Box Help Text Validation Requirements Required Red Box Error Text Please enter an amount.

Field Name

Refund amount

Cannot be more than the Available Funds. Optional

Amount cant be more than $availableAmt.

Reply

Resolve the dispute amicably. Stick to the facts. Remain professional and polite.

4.2.2.4

Resolving a Dispute (Section 3.3.11) Blue Box Help Text Validation Requirements Red Box Error Text

Field Name

Funds to Me

Cannot be more than Available Funds Funds To Employer Cannot be more than Available Funds Funds To Me.

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Resolution Details

Required

Min. 500 characters

Max. 10,000 characters

4.2.2.5

Escalating to Arbitration Blue Box Help Text Validation Requirements Red Box Error Text Please agree to the arbitration terms to continue.

Field Name

Arbitration Terms

Check box must be checked.

5 Admin
1. 2. None of the existing DRC functionality will be removed. We will retain all of this functionality to wrap up any pending mediation/arbitration cases and to handle any exceptions that may arise. Today, to escalate a dispute to Arbitration, a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. 3. Go to the DRC (/admin/DisputeRes_home.cfm) Select the Open Arbitration Case link. Enter the SafePay ID number and check the Charge dispute resolution fee check box. (/admin/DisputeRes_OpenArbCase.cfm) Click Submit. Select an Arbitrator Click Create Arbitration Case The case is added to the Open Arb Cases tab. Example: http://screencast.com/t/j0oUykhTlvpX

With this release, when a dispute has been escalated to arbitration and either the 48 hour window expires or the nonescalating party clicks to send to arbitration now, a. b. c. d. e. Open an Arbitration case automatically. Automatically charge the arbitration fee of 5% (min. $25). Assign the case to Stacy by default. Display the case on the Open Arb Cases tab. Add Self Mediation under the Dispute No. for the self -mediated cases.

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a.

The Self Mediation Thread text will link to the Employers Refund Request Details page. See section 3.2.9 above. i. The page will open in a new tab.

b. 5.

The Work Room Files link will replace the Workroom Employer (Unlock) and Workroom Pro (Unlock) links and will link to the Files tab in the Work Room for the given project.

Today, to upload an arbitration ruling and close a case, the Arbitrator, a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. Clicks the Upload Now link on the Arbitration Details page. Enters the ruling and clicks Preview Agreement. Clicks Upload Agreement Now. Clicks Close This Case Enters the amounts that are to be dispersed to the parties and indicates who won and who lost. Clicks Continue Clicks Close Arbitration Now Manually sends emails to each party to announce/inform of the ruling. Screencast: http://screencast.com/t/M5Lzj38fh

6.

With this release, a. b. Item a thru g above do not change. When the Arbitrator clicks Close Arbitration Now (g), i. The status of the arbitration case will be updated on the front end for both parties. See section 1.3. ii. The Arbitration ruling will be posted for both parties to view. The Refund Request section will be dropped, but the reasons will remain.

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iii. Emails are fired. (Emails X and Y.) iv. Funds are distributed as they are today when closing an arbitration case. v. Update the Transaction Histories for each party. See sections 3.2.7 and 3.3.8. vi. Case is moved to the Closed Arb Cases tab as is done today.

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Some emails were consolidated or completely killed. Completely killed Consolidated 6.1.1 Path: Notes: New emails are highlighted in green. The subject line for each email is listed on line 25 of the html file. File name Email_emp_payment_refund_invoice.tmpl.html Email_emp_billing_safepay_request_created.tmpl.html Trigger Freelancer issues a refund of an invoice payment Freelancer creates or edits an invoice. Invoice is created due to a partial payment. Freelancer sent a payment reminder. Employer pays the SafePay request. Standard Footer? Y Y To Employers

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Self-Mediation Email_emp_billing_safepay_release_request.tmpl.html The Freelancer submits a payment approval request or Freelancer send a payment approval reminder or the Freelancer edits the pending payment request. Employer releases funds to the Freelancer. Freelancer proactively issues a refund of SafePay funds or approves the Employers refund request Y

Email_emp_payment_release_receipt_safepay.tmpl.html Email_emp_payment_refund_safepay.tmpl.html SafePay refund request disputed SafePay dispute responses posted SafePay dispute resolution proposed SafePay dispute proposed resolution edited SafePay dispute escalated to arb SafePay dispute arb ruling posted 6.1.2 To Freelancers File name A B C D Email_pro_billing_invoice_created.tmpl.html Email_pro_billing_invoice_delete_request.tmpl.html Email_pro_payment_made_invoice.tmpl.html Email_pro_billing_safepay_request_created.tmpl.html

Y Y

Trigger Freelancer create or edits an invoice. An invoice is created automatically due to a partial payment. Employer submits a delete request Employer pays invoice Freelancer creates or edits a SafePay request. A SafePay request is created automatically due to a partial payment. Employer pays SafePay request Employer submits a refund request.

Standard Footer? Y Y Y Y

E F

Email_pro_payment_made_safepay.tmpl.html Email_pro_safepay_refund_request.tmpl.html SafePay refund reminder SafePay refund issued/approved SafePay refund request disputed SafePay dispute responses posted SafePay dispute resolution proposed SafePay dispute proposed resolution edited SafePay dispute escalated to arb

Y Y

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