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August 15, 2024 Legal News, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, RPJ News & Publications

Second Circuit: “Continuing Violation” Doctrine Applies in Determining Applicability of Ending Forced Arbitration Act to Sexual Harassment-Related Hostile Work Environment Claim

By Gregory P. Feit Our Firm has previously reported (here and here) on the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (“EFAA”; 9 U.S.C. §§ 401-402), which invalidates and renders unenforceable, at the election of a complainant, pre-dispute arbitration agreements in cases relating to sexual...

August 13, 2024 Healthcare Law, RPJ News & Publications

Beyond the Basics: Planning Tips for When Your Children Enter College

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...

August 8, 2024 Corporate Law, COVID-19, Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ’s Nafsika Karavida Featured in HR.com Article: Remote Work: Navigating U.S. Employment Laws While Living Abroad

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...

August 1, 2024 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

District Courts Are Split on Whether the FTC’s Noncompete Ban Should Go into Effect

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...

July 30, 2024 Client News, Entertainment Law, RPJ News & Publications

Congratulations to RPJ Client Words + Pictures on the Premiere of “Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot”

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...

July 25, 2024 Client News, Community & Civic Engagement, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ’s Summer Party of 2024 Literally Rocks the Boat

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...

July 23, 2024 Community & Civic Engagement, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ’s New York: Worth Square Monument

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...

July 18, 2024 Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Nicole Page Featured in Law360 Article Discussing $15M Snapchat Settlement

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...

July 16, 2024 Entertainment Law, Legal News, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis Featured in Fox News Article Discussing the ‘Rust’ Trial Outcome and Legal Impacts

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...

July 11, 2024 Corporate Law, Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

The Department of Labor Rule Increasing Exempt Employee Salary Threshold Has Gone into Effect

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. ...