Over the last year, many states and localities have enacted new laws responding to the #MeToo movement, requiring employers to increase their vigilance in preventing and addressing sexual harassment in the workplace. For example, as of October 9, 2018, all New York State employers with even just one employee are...
On January 30, RPJ Partner Nicole Page moderated a panel at the Realscreen Summit 2019 discussing new laws affecting production companies and examining legislative changes effective since #MeToo. “The More You Know: Avoiding Liability in the Production Workplace” covered new laws on sexual harassment, paid family leave, pay equity and worker misclassification for production companies who...
At the Getting Real '18 conference last September, RPJ Partner Nicole Page moderated a panel entitled "After #MeToo," which was then profiled in Suz Curtis's article, "Slouching Towards Parity: Panelists Discuss Filmmaking in the #MeToo Era." Given recent changes to New York laws and the creation of The Gender-Based Anti-Harassment Unit...
New year. New laws. New requirements. Mandatory training. For more than 20 years, our attorneys at Reavis Page Jump LLP have assisted employers and employees in mitigating risk and addressing allegations of harassment and discrimination in the workplace. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, a growing number of cities and...
This past Saturday, January 19, RPJ Partner Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis was featured in a scheduled interview on WBAI Radio 99.5 FM about the 2019 Women's March and recent specific changes in New York City and State law. Heidi also took the opportunity to promote RPJ’s Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Training courses as a means for...
As of January 1, 2019, we are pleased to announce that RPJ Associate Ethan Krasnoo has been elevated to the position of Counsel. We congratulate Mr. Krasnoo on all his hard work and success. Mr. Krasnoo advises companies, organizations and individuals on a broad range of complex commercial litigation, arbitration,...
In a rare, but limited, win for employees on the issue of arbitration of employment disputes, a unanimous Supreme Court today ruled in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira that trucking company New Prime Inc. cannot compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) in a class action alleging failure to...
As of December 31, 2018, the minimum wage has increased for employers throughout New York State as follows: Employer Type Minimum Wage New York City Employers (11 or more employees) $15.00 Fast Food Establishments* Located in New York City $15.00 New York City Employers (10 or less employees) $13.50 Fast...
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RPJ Partner Nicole Page was interviewed by PowerToFly on "Salary Negotiation Tips for Women: 10 Expert Tactics." Ms. Page focused on how women can gain the confidence to be their own advocates and come out on top of any negotiation. After years of successfully helping clients gain better deals, Ms....