Amidst the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, New York and Connecticut employers must still comply with sexual harassment prevention training requirements under Connecticut, New York State and New York City law. Which companies must provide training to their employees, and who must receive the training? All employers must provide training...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the self-imposed or regional lockdowns have been a learning experience for many employers and employees, forcing many businesses to pivot to a remote work environment. While many employers began cautiously bringing employees back to the office in 2020, they will need to be prepared should there...
To download a PDF of the guide, click here. In response to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, in March 2020, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) – the first ever paid federal leave program for private employers. The FFCRA as enacted required private employers with less...
Last spring, allegedly due to decreased business resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, car rental company giant Enterprise laid off hundreds of employees in Florida. The company did so with little or no notice to many of its employees, although the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) explicitly...
Law360 recently reached out to Partner Jill Kahn Marshall for comment on the articles, “Landmark LGBTQ Decision Tops 2020's Biggest Bias Rulings” and “4 Religious Liberty Cases Attorneys Should Watch In 2021,” analyzing important Supreme Court rulings in 2020 and upcoming cases for the new year. Jill discussed the matter...
We are elated to share that RPJ Partner Nicole Page was selected for inclusion in Crain’s New York Business’ 2021 list of Notable Women in Law, which honors “dedicated, gifted and determined” female lawyers. The list is part of a year-long series from Crain’s to recognize and celebrate women in...
On December 15, Business Insurance published an article entitled, “Biden Administration Faces Obstacles to Revising Employment Laws” and reached out to Partner Heidi Reavis for comment. Given that U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) are semi-independent agencies with a majority of Republican Commissioners...
To download a PDF of the guide, click here. Introduction The rollercoaster ride of 2020 has sure had its ups and downs, and 2021 is destined to continue this trend with regulatory action expanding and contracting in order to attempt to contain the spread of Covid-19 while balancing the desire...
Partner Heidi Reavis was recently quoted in an article entitled “Law Firms Largely Buck Growing Trend of Monitoring Remote Employees’ Productivity” about law firm productivity and tracking trends during Covid-19. In this remote work landscape, it can be difficult for employers, including law firms, to trust that employees are indeed...
RPJ Attorneys Elizabeth Stork and Deena Merlen coauthored an article on employee classifications in the gig economy with Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Aaron Warshaw and Jessica Schild as part of an ongoing series on labor published by the European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC). The authors tackled rising concerns about worker...