This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. On February 1, 2019, the Madison Square Park Conservancy will sponsor the creation of an ice sculpture in the image of one of New York City’s most recognizable figures, who is now...
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...
At Reavis Page Jump LLP, we have assisted employers and employees in mitigating risk and addressing allegations of harassment and discrimination in the workplace for more than 20 years. We are pleased to announce the launch of our new online sexual harassment prevention, anti-discrimination and sensitivity training programs, which our...
RPJ is thrilled to congratulate our client Alex Honnold on the Oscar nomination of Free Solo, the National Geographic documentary featuring Honnold's 2017 free solo ascent and the first-ever successful completion of the Freerider climbing route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced...
On January 30, RPJ Partner Nicole Page will moderate a panel for the Realscreen Summit 2019. The panel, "The More You Know: Avoiding Liability in the Production Workplace," will cover the many new laws at the federal and state level, specifically for New York and California, on sexual harassment, paid family leave, pay...
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...
On January 3, 2019, Judge Paul Engelmeyer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a preliminary injunction staying enforcement of New York City Local Law 146 (the “Ordinance”), which was designed to address perceived problems arising from short-term rentals in residential buildings. Airbnb, Inc....
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...
Ringing in the New Year, both New York and Connecticut have important new employment laws that took effect as of January 1, 2019. In Connecticut, under Connecticut's Pay Equity Law, as of January 1, 2019 employers (and third parties acting on behalf of employers) may not ask an employee or job...
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