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RPJ Launches New Anti-Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Programs Customized for an Array of Industries

The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have brought about profound cultural reaction and change, a groundswell of litigation and numerous new laws.  Some of the most high-profile sexual harassment and discrimination cases have taken place in the media and entertainment industry, raising questions about the unique challenges and risks...

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What Comes Next?

As Broadway Grapples with Reopening and Bringing in Patrons Some Shows Also Confront Lawsuits from Actors Alleging Discrimination and Termination Due to Protected Classes Including Religion and Gender While Broadway is up and running, and trying to stay that way despite lacking tourists, new variants of Covid, and the financial...

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Partner Alice Jump Quoted by ‘Commercial Observer’ on Sexual Harassment Investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo and Aides

Yesterday, RPJ Partner Alice Jump was quoted in Commercial Observer’s article entitled “New York Gov. Cuomo’s Crisis Cronies Won’t Be Easy to Dislodge, Either.” The piece discusses the network of advisors and other state officials who buried allegations of sexual harassment against Governor Andrew Cuomo, as revealed in a recent...

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A Practical Guide to New York’s Confidentiality Waiver Requirements for Employment Discrimination Settlement Agreements, by Alice K. Jump and Ethan Krasnoo

While the policy impetus behind the confidentiality prohibition—preventing employers from silencing complaints about harassment and discrimination—may be worthy, the reality is that employers will normally not settle without a confidentiality provision. In what seems like much simpler times, parties to New York employment disputes, including disputes involving claims of discrimination...

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