Surf enough of the ebike forums and you will come across quite a few aluminium fork failures, let alone suspension forks.
Use rigid steel forks if you care for your health or stick the hub in the rear and keep the suspension fork up front.
Pedal first will certainly help but whether it will stop the eventual fatigue?
Unfortunately if enough people manage to hurt them selves on e-bikes they will tighten the restrictions further, other than that fact it is your life, if you don't care why should anyone else.