Learn about court-ordered arbitration and mediation, types of cases, process, and more. An arbitration hearing is an informal legal proceeding held before a neutral court official called an arbitrator.The following are actual cases where forced arbitration clauses and class action bans have been enforced and cases dismissed. You can compel arbitration as long as you have a valid and enforceable written agreement to force the other party to submit the dispute to arbitration. Part III of this final rule summarizes the Bureau's process for completing the Study and its results. I was just offered a new job, and noticed a forced arbitration agreement in the paperwork that I was asked to sign.