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July 25, 2019 Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications, Trainings

Legal Alert: Important Deadlines Loom for Employers in New York and California

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July 24, 2019 Employment Law, Legal News, Trainings

Defining Sexual Harassment on Campus in the Proposed Title IX Regulations (Part 2)

This is the second article in a series addressing the newly proposed Title IX regulations, published by the U.S. Department of Education on November 16, 2018, intended to address institutional procedures for investigating and resolving complaints of sexual harassment and sexual assault in educational institutions funded by the federal government....

July 23, 2019 Employment Law, Legal News, Litigation & Dispute Resolution

The Expanding Role of Mediation for New York Litigants

Thirty years ago, mediation—settlement negotiations guided and supervised by a third party neutral—was something of an alien concept for New York civil litigators. We remember many conversations dismissing participation in early mediation of a case as a sign of weakness or simply as an opportunity for free discovery. Today, however,...

July 19, 2019 Employment Law

New York State Strengthens Anti-Discrimination Measures in the Workplace

By Jill Kahn Marshall In a continuation of the 2018 push for new and stronger laws addressing harassment in the workplace in the wake of the #MeToo movement, the New York State Legislature was at it again last month, expanding many of the newly strengthened provisions addressing sexual harassment to...

May 29, 2019 Employment Law, Entertainment Law, RPJ News & Publications

IndieWire Shares Nicole Page Article on How New #MeToo Laws Could Change TV and Film Production

In the post-#MeToo era, New York and California lead the way with new workplace anti-harassment legislation. Those states are also the primary locations for the majority of film and television production in the country. In such an industry where the lines between work and social environments are frequently and easily...

April 22, 2019 Employment Law, Legal News

Supreme Court to Review Whether Title VII Covers Claims for Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Discrimination

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear three cases on the issue of whether gay and transgender workers are protected under the federal anti-discrimination laws. As noted in a prior post, in Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc., the en banc Second Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers New York) recently...

March 28, 2019 Employment Law, Legal News, Trainings

New Amendment Added to New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

On March 18, 2019, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 121 (“S121”), amending the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”). The NJLAD is New Jersey’s central anti-discrimination law. NJLAD prohibits employers from discriminating against employees in any job-related action, including recruitment, interviewing, hiring, promotions, discharge, and...

March 14, 2019 Employment Law, Entertainment Law, Events

Ethan Krasnoo Lectures on #MeToo Year Two and the Entertainment Industry

On March 12, 2019 Reavis Page Jump Counsel Ethan Krasnoo delivered a presentation to the New York City Bar Association Entertainment Law Committee entitled “#MeToo Year Two and the Entertainment Industry.” His presentation first focused on the law underlying claims of sexual harassment as well as recent New York statutory...

March 8, 2019 Employment Law, Events, Legal News

This International Women’s Day, Promote an Equal Work Environment

Today is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and also marking a call to action to accelerate gender parity. The first International Women's Day occurred in 1911 and is not specific to a country, group or organization, but rather belongs...

March 7, 2019 Employment Law, Entertainment Law, Events

Join RPJ Partner Nicole Page to Discuss Best Negotiation Strategies

On Friday, March 8 at 12:00pm, RPJ Partner Nicole Page will lead a virtual discussion on "The Hidden Secrets of Negotiation" for PowerToFly, an online business platform committed to encouraging diversity recruiting and hiring of women. During the discussion Ms. Page will answer questions on negotiating strategies, discuss recent changes to negotiation...

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