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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Tomorrow, on January 7, 2022, the Supreme Court is expected to hear an oral argument regarding religious exemptions from a vaccine mandate by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency, with a focus on the limits of federal authority. As federal, state and local governments institute COVID-19...
As Broadway Grapples with Reopening and Bringing in Patrons Some Shows Also Confront Lawsuits from Actors Alleging Discrimination and Termination Due to Protected Classes Including Religion and Gender While Broadway is up and running, and trying to stay that way despite lacking tourists, new variants of Covid, and the financial...
On December 6, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City would become the first locality in the nation to institute a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for all private sector workers, which will go into effect on December 27, 2021 and apply to all in-person employees who are in...
This Thursday, November 18, RPJ Partner Nicole Page and Associate Michelle Lamardo will lead an engaging discussion at DOC NYC, the largest documentary festival in the United States, on New Trends in Ethics and Documentaries. The panel is held as part of the festival’s “Legal for Docs Day” to explore...