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The Constitution guarantees certain rights within a court of law. Specifically, the Seventh Amendment grants every person the right to a jury. However, when parties agree to ?mandatory binding arbitration,? or ?forced arbitration,? these Constitutional protections are removed.

Because arbitration agreements are particularly common within the employment context, chances are you've signed one at some point. While an arbitration agreement can be in a separate document, it is often presented as a clause within a larger contract.

Because arbitration prevents your claims taken seriously, there's no upside to remaining in a mandatory arbitration agreement. Even if you opt out, you can still choose arbitration to settle a dispute, so there's no downside to opting out.

When you represent yourself, you are referred to as a "self-represented litigant" or "pro-se litigant." Even if you don't have a lawyer, judges and court employees are not allowed to provide you with legal advice and may not be able to speak with you at all about your case outside of the courtroom.

A special privilege is hereby granted to attorneys at law for the amount of their professional fees on all judgments obtained by them, and on the property recovered thereby, either as plaintiff or defendant, to take rank as a first privilege thereon superior to all other privileges and security interests under Chapter ...

Today, over 60 million workers are now subject to mandatory arbitration. What was once a relatively rare employer practice that only affected about 2% of workers in the early 1990s has grown to include 56% of all non-union private sector employees and 65% of employees making less than $13 per hour.