Paula Lopez, December 4, 2015. Recently, New Jersey’s appellate court ruled that an arbitration provision contained in a company’s employee handbook, the receipt of which was electronically acknowledged by its employees, is unenforceable because the handbook also contained a broad disclaimer disavowing the creation of a contractual relationship.  Because of the disclaimer language and the absence of a signed arbitration agreement, the court found that plaintiff never agreed to arbitrate the claims against her employer. New Jersey employers seeking to have claims brought by employees arbitrated should review…

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