Ms. Page was recently interviewed by Anne Cullen of Law360 for an article on the impact of the #MeToo Movement published to coincide with International Women’s Day. Ms. Cullen’s article discussed the legislative changes jump-started by the #MeToo Movement. In the article, Ms. Page spoke to the changes she has...
This recent ‘Human Resources Executive’ Article, heavily featuring Ms. Reavis, focuses on how virtual employment communications can be implemented in such a way that minimizes legal problems and PR debacles. While advocating in-person over virtual communications, Ms. Reavis has advice for those cases where virtual termination is necessary. Ultimately, Ms....
In a recent Law 360 article by Anne Cullen exploring the role of psych evaluations in assessing emotional distress damages, Ms. Page discusses the legal logistics of asserting a claim for substantial emotional distress damages in sexual harassment cases. The article explores emotional distress claims in such cases and their...
This Thursday, February 29, through Sunday, March 3, Barnard College will be hosting the 14th annual Athena Film Festival (AFF). The Festival will feature an incredible line-up of narratives, documentaries, and short films featuring women leaders. We wish the AFF a successful long weekend run of these crucial and compelling...
RPJ Partner Helen D. “Heidi” Reavis was recently extensively featured in the Human Resources publication, SHRM, discussing some of the dos and don’ts of video termination, from both a legal and leadership perspective. The article, inspired by a viral video of a woman being terminated over Zoom by two people...
RPJ Partners Deena Merlen and Jill Kahn Marshall recently published an article for the New York Law Journal entitled “When Political Discourse Leads to Dismissal”. This article explores how political speech on public social media platforms can lead to termination by one’s employer, and how such termination can lead to...
RPJ Managing Partner Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis was recently interviewed by Above the Law’s Staci Zaretsky to discuss how RPJ, a progressive women-led law firm, has fostered its culture and ways in which other law firms might work to accomplish the same. Ms. Reavis emphasizes the role of support, flexibility,...
Realscreen’s Factual Under 40 list, the entertainment publication’s twist on the famous 40 under 40 list, features thirty individuals at or under the age of forty who are “top talents shaping the unscripted and non-fiction content business today”. Mr. Ain was the only attorney to make this list, and was...
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) recently selected six producers and teams to take part in PGA Create, an annual multi-day program designed to support producers and producing teams from underrepresented backgrounds who are actively developing, producing, and packaging nonfiction projects. RPJ Counsel Daniel Ain was invited to speak to...
RPJ Litigator Gregory Feit was prominently featured today in a Fox News article written by Tracy Wright, sharing his insights into the controversial and recently expired New York Adult Survivors Act. According to Mr. Feit, who in October presented an oral argument before the New York Appellate Division, First Department...