Author: Jean Schroll Knapp, Esq.

The New Jersey Pay Benefits and Transparency Act is About to Turn Two Months Old

On June 1, 2025, New Jersey’s Pay Benefits and Transparency Act (NJPBTA) went into effect, adding New Jersey to an ever-growing number of states requiring employers to include salary ranges and benefits in all job postings. With the law now in effect for a little over a month, it is a great time for employers […]

NAVIGATING THE ONGOING IMPACT OF THE SUPREME COURT’S MULDROW DECISION

A recent case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania presents an interesting example of how courts are interpreting the Supreme Court’s April 2024 decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, which held that to succeed on a Title VII discrimination claim, a plaintiff need only demonstrate some harm, […]

TO PREEMPT OR NOT TO PREEMPT – NEW JERSEY COURT FINDS BAN ON MANDATORY ARBITRATION CLAUSES NO LONGER ENFORCEABLE FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT/ASSAULT CLAIMS

By Jean Schroll Knapp, Esq. In the most recent New Jersey case addressing the interplay between the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) and the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), an Essex County Judge found that, following the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, the FAA no longer preempts Section […]

The New York Division of Human Rights Announces It Will Discontinue Private Settlements

By Jean Schroll, Esq. On October 1, 2021, the New York State Division of Human Rights (the “Division”) announced that, for all complaints filed on or after October 12, 2021, it will no longer issue Commissioner’s Orders discontinuing complaints after private settlement.  This is a significant change because, as the Division notes, “nearly half of […]

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