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RPJ’s Ethan Krasnoo Discusses New Pro Bono Sexual Harassment Mediation Program for Artists

As the rate of sexual harassment claims in the entertainment industry continues at a breakneck pace, artists gained a new avenue last week for resolving disputes surrounding such claims. The HR4A Mediation Pilot Program opened its doors on January 16, 2018, and offers a free and confidential mediation program platform for...

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RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore Addresses Key Decision on Reverse Engineering of Software

Software licensors routinely require written agreements which prohibit the “reverse engineering” of the software being licensed. The U. S. Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit has issued an important decision which broadly defines the term “reverse engineering” of software to include the analysis of the licensed software to “learn how...

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RPJ Employment Partner Larry Brocchini Discusses U.S. Department of Labor Revised Guidance on Interns

The United States Department of Labor rescinded its 2010 guidance for assessing whether persons qualify as interns rather than employees under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Instead, the DOL aligned itself with the so-called “primary beneficiary” standard announced by the Second Circuit in its 2015 Glatt v. Fox Searchlight...

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RPJ Partner Nicole Page to Moderate Panel “Reality Check: After #MeToo, What Now?” at Realscreen Summit 2018

On January 30, RPJ Partner Nicole Page will moderate a panel for the Realscreen Summit 2018. The panel will discuss how the unscripted and non-fiction content community can use this moment of cultural awareness as a catalyst to create safe workplaces for all individuals and lasting change in the industry. Ms....

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RPJ Partner Larry Brocchini on Federal Court Allowance of “Scandalous” Trademark

Intellectual Property Update:  Federal Court Allows Registration of “Scandalous” “FUCT” Trademark Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling last year that the Lanham Act’s statutory bar to registration of “disparaging” trademarks ran afoul of the First Amendment, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit struck down a companion...

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RPJ Partner Larry Brocchini Notes U.S. Supreme Court’s Denial to Review Sexual Orientation Discrimination under Title VII

Supreme Court denies review for now, but will likely confront the issue at some point. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirming dismissal of a lesbian security guard’s Title VII discrimination claim based on her sexuality....

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