It is nearly back to school time. Many students are beginning college for the first time, and parents are helping them transition to a new future. Parents are helping their children get ready for orientation, a new dorm room, new roommates, and buying books. However, it is important for parents...
The global COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally transformed how many of us live our lives. One of the most notable developments, perhaps, is how the outbreak has radically transformed the nature of our U.S. workforce. An “office” could now be a local coffeeshop, a public library, or even one’s bedroom. Thanks...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide, with the intent of “protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation.” While the ban is set to take...
As part of the fifteenth anniversary of ESPN’s “30 for 30” film series, RPJ client Words + Pictures’ Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot will premiere on ESPN on August 3, 2024, at 9:30 p.m. ET, and will thereafter be available for streaming on ESPN+. Dude Perfect, which was executive...
In honor of our summer tradition, this past Wednesday, June 24, RPJ embarked on its annual Summer Party aboard a vintage 1930s style boat cruise. RPJ attorneys, clients, staff, and friends of the firm enjoyed a beautiful summer’s eve sailing around the Manhattan Harbor. The party was a well-awaited opportunity...
This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. The environs around RPJ are home to many structures of interest but perhaps none more mysterious than the fifty-one-foot obelisk at the intersection of 25th and Broadway. Interred below the spire are...
Last month, California’s Civil Rights Department concluded a three-year-long investigation with Snap Inc. with a $15M settlement, $14.5M of which will be going directly to the victims. Snap Inc., who is owner and developer of the American multimedia instant messaging app Snapchat, had been undergoing investigation since 2021 when the...
Last week, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer unexpectedly announced the decision to dismiss the serious criminal charges against Alec Baldwin. The actor was initially charged in January 2023 with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after shooting and killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring Joel Souza on the set of ‘Rust’ in...
On July 1, 2024, despite ongoing litigation challenging its validity, the Department of Labor's (DOL) rule increasing certain exempt employees’ salary threshold went into effect, with further salary threshold increases slated for January 1, 2025. This rule relates to exempt employees, namely those who are exempt from overtime pay requirements. ...
Recently, in Rajaram v. Meta Platforms, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that 42 U.S.C. § 1981 bars discrimination against U.S. citizens in hiring decisions when such decisions are made on the basis of their U.S. citizenship. The holding directly conflicts with a prior federal...