Several recent rulings by the New Jersey Supreme Court provide important insights for employers and employees with respect to the use of employment arbitration agreements in New Jersey. Through these recent decisions, the New Jersey Supreme Court has recognized that email is an acceptable delivery method of delivering important information, given modern workplace communications, as long as the assent is clear. This is especially significant in the wake of a global pandemic that has resulted in many employees working remotely.

However, as mentioned in more detail below, these cases involve arbitration agreements that were in effect prior to the March 2019 legislation impacting arbitration agreements as to claims involving protected harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.

‘Skuse v. Pfizer’

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