This article was written by Lawrence Brocchini, a Partner of the Firm. A New York federal judge recently awarded nearly $11 million in unpaid minimum wages to a class of exotic dancers that the owners of a New York “cabaret” incorrectly classified as independent contractors, not employees. The employers in...
RPL Partner Nicole Page appeared on Media Mayhem to discuss How to Navigate Hollywood’s Rocky Career Road with host Allison Hope Weiner. In this wide-ranging talk, Nicole focused on a variety of current issues in the media and entertainment industry, from sexism and wage inequality for women, to idea theft,...
This article was written by Lawrence Brocchini, a Partner in the Firm. In a decision on the scope of the “learned profession” exemption to the overtime requirement under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently issued a ruling that certain...
RPL Partner Mark H. Moore has published the article Workplace Disputes Under the Stored Communications Act in Corporate Counsel magazine, describing recent lawsuits claiming unauthorized access to data maintained by businesses or their employees, with a special focus on the federal Stored Communications Act.
This article was written by Alice K. Jump, a Partner in the Firm. For an employee to establish a whistleblowing claim under the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”), the employee must show that (1) he or she engaged in a protected activity; (2) the employer knew that the employee...
This article was written by Mark H. Moore, a Partner in the Firm. New York’s Court of Appeals, in a recent decision, MSCI Inc. v. Jacob, ___ N.Y.3d __, __ N.Y.S.2d __, 2014 WL 4637883 (Sept. 18, 2014), ordered the production of a defendant software company’s latest versions of its...
Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP is the co-sponsor of an upcoming New York City Bar Association panel event entitled “Perspectives on 20 Years of Mediation in New York and Implications for the Future.” RPL Partner Neil Parent is a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee,...
RPL Partner Nicole Page writes on women and negotiation in an article for Go Girl Finance entitled, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Get – Tips on Negotiating for Yourself.” Click here to read more.
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen is moderating an International Trademark Association (“INTA”) Roundtable titled, “Trademark Litigation A-Z.” Thousands of trademark infringement lawsuits are litigated in federal district courts every year. In 2013, an average of 269 federal trademark infringement lawsuits were filed each month in this country. Typical costs for...
This Article was written by Alice K. Jump, a Partner in the Firm The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has recently held that filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) does not toll the statute of limitations for state law tort...