New York State recently enacted a law increasing the percentage of tax credits available for post-production film work performed in New York State. The tax credit is expected to incentivize more production companies to do business in New York. New York State began offering tax credits to support the film and...
RPL Partner Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis has been elected as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Women's City Club of New York (July 2012). Established in 1915, the WCC is a nonprofit, non-partisan, multi-issue activist organization dedicated to improving the lives of all New Yorkers. The WCC shapes...
In a decision of first impression, Judge J. Paul Oetken of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York agreed with arguments advanced by RPL on behalf of client Phillip Leshinsky that the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) applied retroactively to...
RPL congratulates clients Jessica Massa and Rebecca Wiegand on Simon & Shuster's release of their new book, The Gaggle -- How The Guys You Know Will Help You Find the Love You Want. RPL attorneys Nicole Page and Niki D. Cubides provided legal services in connection with the book.
By a 4 to 1 vote, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “Commission”) issued updated enforcement guidance under Title VII of the federal anti-discrimination laws on the use of arrest and conviction records in the hiring process (“Guidance”). Enforcement Guidance on Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in...
Congratulations to RPL Partner Nicole Page for her article featured in the May-June issue of Real Screen Magazine discussing how U.S. television production companies can retain international rights in their programs.
Recent layoffs at Dewey & LeBeouf LLP have highlighted the federal worker protection under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2102, et seq., or WARN Act. (Some states, including New York, have enacted respective WARN acts, which differ in some aspects from federal law.) Enacted...
RPL Partner Nicole Page moderated a panel called "Sharing the Wealth" about how television producers can retain international rights in their programs at Real Screen West, on May 30th, 2012.
By Neil Patrick Parent We have been tracking Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., currently before the United States Supreme Court, a case involving whether or not pharmaceutical sales representatives (or “detailers” as they have traditionally been known in the industry), are eligible for overtime wages for hours worked in excess...
RPL client Clark Wieman has launched a new website – www.planetgreenbuildingservices.com and www.planet-gbs.com – in connection with his Planet–Green Building Services business which (per its website) specializes in providing building services focused on harnessing the potential for sustainable practices to boost operational efficiency, cut operating costs, and reduce environmental impacts, with the...