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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Trademark and patent applicants and practitioners have grown used to (and weary of) ever-increasing Patent and Trademark Office [PTO] fees, particularly since Congress mandated that the PTO’s operations be self-funded. But, even the most cynical PTO practitioner might be surprised at the ingenuity of the PTO Director’s latest revenue generating...
We are proud to congratulate our client Cowboy Bear Ninja LLC on their nomination for a Writers Guild Award for their show Paid Off with Michael Torpey. Paid Off, which premiered earlier this year and was nominated in the Quiz and Audience Participation category, is a trivia game show where contestants compete for...
Below, RPJ Partner and Chair of the Board of Women's City Club of New York Helen D. "Heidi" Reavis presides over New York State Senator-elect Jessica Ramos as she receives the Women's City Club Centennial Spirit Award for her public advocacy. Senator-elect Ramos from Queens, the daughter of Latinx immigrants,...
RPJ Partner Nicole Page was interviewed by PowerToFly on "Salary Negotiation Tips for Women: 10 Expert Tactics." Ms. Page focused on how women can gain the confidence to be their own advocates and come out on top of any negotiation. After years of successfully helping clients gain better deals, Ms....
The latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. RPJ’s “front yard,” the luminous Madison Square Park, is commonly assumed to be named for James Madison, co-author of the Federalist Papers and the fourth President of the United States. The Virginian’s name is...