On April 13, Insider’s article entitled, “The failed Amazon union bid has reignited calls to pass the PRO Act. Here's how the labor bill could help freelancers” quoted RPJ attorney Elizabeth Stork on the PRO Act and its potential consequences. If signed into law, the PRO Act would increase federal...
Bystander intervention has been featured prominently in the news recently, with witnesses at the trial centered on the death of George Floyd recounting their observance of his alleged murder and their failure to take action, and with video footage of a brutal attack of a Filipino woman just outside a...
With President Biden announcing that all adults in the United States should be eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine by April 19 and Covid-19 restrictions being lifted or eased throughout much of the country, many businesses that had remained shuttered or remote throughout the pandemic are considering the return of...
The compelling human rights documentary, Missing in Brooks County, chronicling the humanitarian crisis along the US/Mexico border, has been a great success across the country ever since its release. Just in the past few months, the film has won Best Documentary Feature at the Thin Line Documentary Film Festival, and...
RPJ friend and client, noted songwriter and now author Amy Powers, just released her first book to critical acclaim! A graduate of Harvard Law and Columbia Business Schools, in “No Degree Required: Network Marketing the Ivy League Way,” Amy guides her readers on how to master the “Ivy League” blueprint...
RPJ client and a New York Times bestselling author, Julie Metz, recently released her new book Eva and Eve. The memoir follows her late mother, Eve, on her harrowing childhood journey in Nazi-occupied Vienna. Julie discovered a keepsake book, after her mother’s passing, filled with farewell notes from friends and...
Partner Ethan Krasnoo shared his knowledge of COVID-19 restrictions and allowances under New York City law with ABC News, which broadcast a segment of the interview to audiences on Friday, April 2 as local venues, including comedy clubs, began opening their doors again. After being required to close at the...
On March 30, Partner Alice Jump was quoted by Law360 in their article entitled, “How College Basketball Can Diversify Its Coaching Ranks.” The article discusses that in NCAA history, no woman has ever coached a Division I men’s basketball team. Male coaches, on the other hand, have the opportunity for...
The American Rescue Plan Act (the “ARPA”) became law on March 11, 2021. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill contains important updates to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), the CARES Act, and COBRA requirements, among other provisions, some of which are set to take effect April 1. Reavis...
Broadway theaters, including The Music Box Theatre, home of “Dear Evan Hansen,” will start opening as early as April 2, 2021. But don’t get too excited. “Dear Evan Hansen” is still on hiatus, but programming at its theater and other Broadway houses is set to start as part of NY...