The New York City Department of Small Business Services and the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has launched a new grant program called the “Made in NY” Media Employee Training (MET) Program that will award $500,000 in grant funding to local media and entertainment companies. The goal of the...
A recent New York Times article, “The End of Courtship,” features insights from Jessica Massa and Rebecca Wiegand, co-founders of The Gaggle, a multimedia project, including a website that explores the landscape of modern romance. The book, The Gaggle — How The Guys You Know Will Help You Find the...
The fiscal cliff legislation signed by President Obama extends Section 181 of the Tax Code. Section 181 allows filmmakers and television producers to elect to take an immediate tax deduction for productions costing up to $15 million ($20 million if the production occurs in a qualifying low-income area) in the...
RPL congratulates Firm Partners Mark H. Moore and Lawrence Brocchini on their receipt of Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ of AV Preeminent® -- the highest rating given. The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ are a service to the bar that enables members of the legal community to benefit from the candid and objective...
RPL congratulates its client Maxinne Rhea Leighton on the reissue of Grand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives, written by Ms. Leighton and co-author John Belle and published by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. The reissue of this celebrated photographic tribute to Grand Central Terminal in New York City has...
America has just concluded a hotly contested and sometimes nasty Presidential election. Partisan feelings ran high on both sides. There is a temptation for the victors to gloat and the losers to lash out. While such emotions may or may not be the sign of a healthy democracy, there are...
A settlement of male-on-male same gender discrimination claim by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) highlights an apparent growing trend of same sex discrimination claims. The EEOC announced settlement of a male-on-male sexual discrimination suit against the owners of Sparks Steakhouse in New York City. In 2009, the...
RPL Partner Nicole Page (pictured below with co-presenter, film producer and RPL client J. Todd Harris) was thrilled to be invited as a guest to speak at the Napa Valley Film Festival. Ms. Page was a member of the Faculty of the Artists in Residence Program on Thursday, November 8, 2012, discussing...
In a decision of importance to photographers, filmmakers and other creative artists, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a summary order today affirming a lower court decision dismissing federal Copyright Act claims brought by photographer Janine Gordon against photographer Ryan McGinley. Gordon v. McGinley, et al., Nos. 11-3711...
In a case involving a question of great importance to New York’s hospitality industry, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found New York law is unclear as to (1) what degree of supervisory responsibility renders an employee an “agent” of an employer ineligible for tips under...