FAA Preempts New Jersey’s Implied Restriction On Use Of Arbitration Agreements, Court Finds
By EsqSocial Corporation 07/04/21
To the extent that it attempted to limit the prospective waiver of procedural rights in favor of arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution, the 2019 amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) is preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), a New Jersey federal court has ruled in an unpublished opinion. New Jersey Civil Justice Institute, et al. v. Grewal, No. 19-17518 (D.N.J. Mar. 25, 2021)......
By: Jackson Lewis P.C.