Two weeks ago on October 27, 2016, New York City passed the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act,” (the “Act”) which provides legal protections for freelancers. The Act will go into effect 180 days after it is signed by Mayor de Blasio. Prior to this Act, a freelancer’s sole remedy for nonpayment...
On Saturday, November 5, 2016, Reavis Parent Lehrer Managing Partner Helen D. (“Heidi”) Reavis appeared at the inaugural Voice of a Woman Festival NYC and spoke on a panel following the screening of “Equal Means Equal,” a feature documentary film that explores the unequal treatment of men and women under the...
Last week, Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York on behalf of a former associate attorney of Defendant Goldberg Segalla LLP, an international law firm headquartered in New York State. As the lawsuit describes, Plaintiff Marissa T. Jones...
For immediate release Female Attorney, Promised Family-Friendly Workplace, Sues Large New York Firm for Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Former Goldberg Segalla lawyer and mother punished for following firm practices, fired after protesting firm partner’s discrimination and harassment campaign August 31, 2016, New York, NY – Today, New York City-based law...
This month, the Massachusetts legislature passed landmark equal pay legislation, making it the first state to ban the common practice of employers asking job applicants for their salary histories. Bill S.2119 189th, also known as “An Act to establish pay equity,” is being hailed as “the most robust equal pay...
Last week, Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP hosted a wine and cheese reception for young women professionals to discuss the realities women face today both in and out of the workplace. The conversation was led by RPL Associate Allison "Ally" M. Grein and RPL Partner Nicole S. Page. Participants represented a broad range...
For immediate release: Morgan Stanley Motion to Dismiss Denied in Whistleblower Suit Bank Must Face Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley Claims for Firing Brokers in 2011 July 14, 2016, New York, NY – Yesterday, a judge in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York denied Morgan Stanley’s...
By Deena R. Merlen The United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”) recently issued an updated rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”) that will have a tremendous impact on employers and employees across the country. For information on which employers and employees are covered by the FLSA,...
Recently, the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL) released a new rule assigning a fiduciary standard to retirement advisors. The rule heightens the duty of care for financial advisors who deal with retirement accounts, imposing a standard which expressly requires that the advisor acts in the client’s best...
On April 4, 2016, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law the Paid Family Leave Act (PFL) as part of a significant expansion of employee rights, including a new $15 state minimum wage and amendments to workers’ compensation law. PFL will apply to full-time and part-time employees...