The state Supreme Court on Wednesday set down guidelines for deciding on whether a party to a lawsuit impliedly waives a contractual right to arbitration by extensive delay in raising it.

The court found an implicit waiver where an employer opted to participate in a suit for a period of 21 months and did not raise the issue of arbitration until three days before trial was to begin.

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