Two weeks in September demonstrated the fast-paced nature of changes in employment law, from the never-ending litigation surrounding arbitration clauses, to a myriad of issues presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy article.

NJ Supreme Court Reaffirms Preference for Arbitration

On Sept. 11, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued yet another opinion upholding a challenged arbitration provision. In Flanzman v. Jenny Craig, __ N.J. __ (2020), the provision at issue was contained within a document entitled “Arbitration Agreement” signed by the plaintiff, Marilyn Flanzman, when she was still employed by the defendant employer. She left the company after a series of reductions in her hours, which she claimed was motivated by discriminatory animus, and filed suit under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD).

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