Arbitration is a legally binding process that resolves contract disputes without having to take the disagreement to court. â–« That the parties specify in the arbitration agreement.â–« Where the parties held the arbitration hearing. (Md. Maryland courts recently considered the practice of arbitration in employment agreements. Learn more about it in our blog here. In the arbitration agreement, if any. The Supreme Court of Maryland reinforced the principle that an arbitration agreement can be enforced in a separate document in Ford v. Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures. As an employer, when you onboard a new employee, you often include various documents in their initial paperwork. Law under a choice-of-law provision in the Agreement.