A recent New Jersey Appellate Division matter, County of Passaic v. Horizon Healthcare Services, continues a trend that reinforces the arbitration protections provided to consumers by Atalese v. U.S. Legal Services Group, 219 N.J. 430 (N.J. 2014). 

The protections in Atalese are designed to safeguard consumers and employees who may not fully understand what it means to agree to arbitration.