A New Jersey appeals court has upheld as enforceable an employment agreement that requires that workers who allege discrimination in the workplace pursue their complaints through arbitration rather than litigation.

A two-judge Appellate Division panel in an unpublished opinion released Oct. 20 said the defendant, furniture retailer Raymour & Flanigan, did not violate public policy by requiring new workers to sign the arbitration agreement.

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