Using regular expressions
let email = jQuery('.nl-sub-email');
let emailReg = /^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,10})$/;
let errors = 0;
if( ! email.val() || emailReg.test( email.val() ) == false ) {
email.css('border', '1px solid red');
email.focus();
errors = 1;
} else {
email.css('border', '1px solid transparent');
errors = 0;
}