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...
By Ethan Krasnoo and Anna Beckelman In May 2023, in the RPJ website post ”Will NYC’s New Employment Discrimination Bill Restrict Casting ‘In The Heights’?” we discussed New York City’s new law prohibiting employment discrimination based upon height or weight and how this legislation might affect casting decisions in New...
By: Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman At the end of 2023, following a breakdown in attempts at compromise with the State Legislature, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S3100A, which was passed by both houses of the State Legislature earlier this year, and would have implemented...
By: Ethan Krasnoo and Anna Beckelman As artificial intelligence (“AI”) becomes more and more prevalent in our everyday use of technology, legal questions are being raised about how AI products are “trained” and how such training may encroach on “human generated” intellectual property. Earlier this year, our Reavis Page Jump...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman On June 20, 2023, the New York State Assembly passed a bill that had been approved earlier this month by the State Senate, which will broadly prohibit employers’ use of noncompete agreements in the state. The bill has been sent to Governor Kathy...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman On May 11, 2023, the New York City Council passed a bill that amends the New York City Human Rights Law to prohibit discrimination based on weight and height in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The bill is expected to be...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman As an employment lawyer, I often find myself having the same difficult conversation with prospective clients who believe they were wrongfully discharged. I explain that while the circumstances of the termination may seem unfair, if the worker was an at-will employee (like most...
The Debate There have been two prevailing sets of arguments in the debate over implementing corporate board quotas (“CBQs”) in the US and internationally, aiming to counter gender inequality in the business penthouse. Rocket to the Top One set of reasoning argues that social norms and sexist ideologies are not...
In November 2021, the New York City Council passed a law regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) hiring tools by employers in the city, which will go into effect in January 2023; similar legislation has been proposed elsewhere in the United States and even at the federal level. These...
Tomorrow, on January 7, 2022, the Supreme Court is expected to hear an oral argument regarding religious exemptions from a vaccine mandate by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a federal agency, with a focus on the limits of federal authority. As federal, state and local governments institute COVID-19...