The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals in a pair of conflicting arbitration rulings over whether the New Jersey Arbitration Act applies to employees who are exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act.
In Arafa v. Health Express, the Appellate Division held in an unpublished June 5 decision that a mandatory arbitration agreement does not apply to wage-and-hour claims by truck drivers who deliver pharmaceuticals under §1 of the Federal Arbitration Act, which exempts certain workers from arbitration if their jobs involve foreign or interstate commerce.
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