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Tying Performance Reviews to Diversity Metrics: Potential Legal Issues
As companies increasingly strive to improve diversity in their workforce, employers are implementing various tactics in an attempt to make…
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ABA Journal Features RPJ Partner Nicole Page Addressing Solutions to Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
RPJ Partner Nicole Page was quoted in “Time’s up: Legal, judicial systems slow to adapt to sexual harassment and assault…
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RPJ Attorney Ethan Krasnoo Discusses The Supreme Court’s Ruling Pitting Gay Rights Against Religious Freedom
In a 7 to 2 decision, the United States Supreme Court sided with baker Jack Phillips in finding that the…
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RPJ Associate Nikita (“Niki”) Bhargava Discusses the GDPR and Changes to Online Data Collection
This week, internet users around the world received a flood of e-mails and notifications from companies with updates and changes…
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Supreme Court Upholds Workplace Arbitration Provisions and Class Action Waivers
In an important employment and labor law decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that employment agreements waiving class action…
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#MeToo in Gotham City and Beyond: New Laws for a New Day
By Deena R. Merlen and Allison M. Grein As the #MeToo movement sweeps the nation, a number of new laws…
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Sold Magazine Asks RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore About February 5Pointz Decision
Last November, Sold Magazine published an article about graffiti as artwork and the 5Pointz art space and trial. Sold had asked…
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Lindsay Lohan Loses New York Appeal Over “Grand Theft Auto V” Game Character
In a closely watched case involving New York’s statutory right of privacy, New York’s highest court shot down Lindsay Lohan’s…
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Blurred Lines: Is Copying a Song’s Musical Style Enough to Warrant Copyright Infringement?
On March 21, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a jury verdict that found that Robin Thicke’s…
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Second Circuit Holds that Punitive Damages Standard Under NYC Human Rights Law Differs from Title VII
The Second Circuit issued a decision on March 16, 2018, that will make recovery of punitive damages by people suing…
