The New York City Committees on Economic Development and Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Intergroup Relations recently introduced a bill to the New York City Counsel that would grant free access rights to non-profit cultural groups to both rehearse and perform in outdoor spaces throughout the City, including parks, pedestrian...
RPJ clients Chicken & Egg Pictures and Women Make Movies have recently announced a new fund, the AlumNest Relief Fund, to support the community of Chicken & Egg alumnae filmmakers that have been impacted by the pandemic with $1,000 grants for basic needs. Chicken & Egg Pictures is a nonprofit fund...
As businesses reopen and employees continue to return to workplaces this summer and fall, employers are rightfully concerned with how best to manage workplace safety and their legal and other obligations to employees. Below, we provide a general overview of the guidance and laws that are implicated. To download a...
With offices reopening around the world, employers everywhere have to figure out what they can and should do to keep their workplaces safe and accommodate employees with health concerns. In a new article for the European American Chamber of Commerce, RPJ Partner Jill Kahn Marshall collaborates with Matthew Kyle, an...
Since Covid-19 halted production in every corner of the entertainment industry, reality television has been quickly trying to figure out how to adapt production for their next seasons to be safe amid ongoing transmission concerns. Following industry developments, Yahoo! Entertainment reported in an article on June 26, “The future of...
As colleges and universities make decisions about returning to the classroom in the fall, professors with health concerns, or with family members with health concerns, still face uncertainty about who will get approved to teach remotely and who won’t. On June 22, The Chronicle of Higher Education published an article...
Jane Smith was a senior product developer at a global technology company. In early 2020, she was recruited by a rival tech company for a high-level management position at double the salary. Unfortunately, Jane’s first employer is headquartered in STATE, whose non-compete laws diminish her ability to advance elsewhere. Non-compete...
As businesses begin to reopen, defamation-related questions await both employers and employees. Can a claim for defamation be successfully brought against an employee falsely claiming another employee has contracted Covid-19? How about if an employee falsely alleges that an employer did not take adequate measures to protect its employees from...
Bankruptcy filings are on the rise, and retailers across the country are having to make decisions about how to best move forward as we continue to combat the coronavirus. Business Insurance published an article on June 1 discussing the impacts, specifically highlighting that which retailers survive will likely come down...
On Wednesday, June 10, key Senate Democrats promised to push forward the Prioritized Paycheck Protection Program Act (P4), legislation that would guarantee another round of forgivable loans for the smallest small businesses through October 1. If enacted, P4 would have stricter eligibility requirements than was the case in the first round...