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June 7, 2022 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

A Tale of Two Trends: ‘Women on Boards’ Laws in the US and Internationally – Legislation Successful Even When Overturned, by Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis with Anna Beckelman and Claire Griffin

The Debate There have been two prevailing sets of arguments in the debate over implementing corporate board quotas (“CBQs”) in the US and internationally, aiming to counter gender inequality in the business penthouse. Rocket to the Top One set of reasoning argues that social norms and sexist ideologies are not...

April 22, 2022 Employment Law, Legal News

“Algorithmic Accountability: Addressing Discrimination in AI-Based Hiring Tools,” by Anna Beckelman with Ethan Krasnoo

In November 2021, the New York City Council passed a law regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) hiring tools by employers in the city, which will go into effect in January 2023; similar legislation has been proposed elsewhere in the United States and even at the federal level. These...

April 7, 2022 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

New York State’s Expanded Whistleblower Statute

It took 37 years, but the New York Legislature amended the New York State Whistleblower Law, Labor Law 740, effective January 26, 2022. A flawed law that once offered little protection from retaliation for employees complaining about unlawful and unsafe conduct[1] is now one of the most robust in the...

April 5, 2022 Employment Law, Healthcare Law, Legal News

When Do Requirements for Employee Handbooks Implicate the First Amendment?

This is the question raised by a recent lawsuit filed in the Northern District of New York by religious anti-abortion organizations against New York State. In the case, Compasscare et al. v. Cuomo et al., 19-cv-01409, the organizational plaintiffs argued that their First Amendment rights were violated by a New...

March 25, 2022 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

Stronger Cover When On The Beach – Current Legislative Trends In Non-Compete Agreements

A pre-pandemic survey by the Economic Policy Institute in 2019 concluded that approximately one-half of all workplaces in the United States require at least some employees to enter into a non-compete agreement.[1] A lot has changed since, and a lot fewer people will be “on the beach” in times to...

March 1, 2022 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

Amendments to the New York City Human Rights Law Over the Past Five Years Expanding Protections to Workers

During the past five years, the New York City Council has enacted a remarkably large number of amendments to the New York City Human Rights Laws that significantly expand employees’ protections against discrimination and harassment. The following is a listing of those amendments with a short description of the new...

February 10, 2022 Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications, Trainings

Congress Passes Legislation Banning Forced Arbitration of Claims of Sexual Assault and Harassment

The Senate today, acting on a bipartisan basis, passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which prohibits employers from requiring employees to arbitrate claims of sexual assault or harassment. The bill was approved earlier this week by a large bipartisan majority in the House of...

February 8, 2022 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

New York City Enacts New Salary Transparency Law

In its continued efforts to combat gender and race-based pay inequity, last month New York City enacted a new law that requires employers to disclose on internal and external job listings the expected salary range of a given position. The new law takes effect on May 15, 2022. Starting then,...

February 7, 2022 Client News, Corporate Law, Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Nicole Page Quoted in Article on Ageism and Sexism in the Workplace

Yesterday, Nicole Page was quoted in an article by Deborah Copaken in her newsletter Ladyparts entitled, "Ageism Part II: Getting Fired." The essay explores the experiences of middle-aged women in corporate America facing termination as their employers seek more inexperienced employees that they can pay less, while male employees continue to...

February 4, 2022 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

Lust, Love and Liability

Earlier this week, it was announced that CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker has resigned from his position, effective immediately. A couple insiders reportedly stated that he was going to be fired if he did not quit. Mr. Zucker’s abrupt departure is but the latest headline-grabbing instance of a top executive...

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