By Jill Kahn Marshall, Anna Beckelman, Lucia Mead “Stay-or-pay” provisions are requirements in employment contracts that an employee, upon their departure from an employer before a defined period of time, repay the employer for expenses related to their employment.[1] Such mandated repayments may be for training costs (often known as...
By Ethan Krasnoo As recounted below, recent lawsuits regarding the use of AI by companies in making employment hiring decisions highlight some serious legal challenges and concerns for employers. Last month, a class action lawsuit was filed in California state court against Eightfold AI Inc. As alleged in the suit,...
On April 18, 2026, recent amendments to the New York State Fair Credit Reporting Act will go into effect, making it an unlawful discriminatory practice for employers statewide to inquire about or use an applicant’s or an employee’s consumer credit history for employment-related purposes, subject to narrow exceptions. Employers should...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman On Monday, January 12, the New Jersey legislature gave final passage to a bill that would significantly expand eligibility for family leave in the state. The bill now awaits signature from outgoing Governor Phil Murphy. Under current New Jersey law, employers with 30...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman Effective February 22, 2026, employees in New York City will have expanded rights under the Earned Sick and Safe Time Act (ESSTA or the “Act”). Currently, ESSTA entitles covered employees to accrue 40 or 56 hours of sick and safe leave annually, depending...
A complaint filed on September 25, 2025 by Reavis Page Jump attorneys on behalf of Donald Ingrasselino in the Southern District of New York has recently drawn media attention from The New York Times and The Gothamist. Reavis Page Jump LLP represents Mr. Ingrasselino in this matter. The firm remains...
In a recent interview for Health Payer Specialist, RPJ's Ethan Krasnoo explores the challenges companies face in managing office romances, noting that rigid “no-dating” policies can create difficulties for both employees and employers. He illustrates this with the example of a married couple who had worked for a company for...
RPJ’s Alice K. Jump was recently featured in an article from HR Brew examining how employers should approach disciplining workers for social media activity in today’s polarized climate. Ms. Jump observed that while many employees mistakenly believe their online speech is fully shielded by the First Amendment, private employers (unlike...
by Deena R. Merlen Attorneys are fielding a lot of questions from employers that wish to electronically monitor their employees. With remote and hybrid work models far more prevalent since the pandemic, and with employees increasingly blessed (or cursed) with the ability to log on from anywhere, at any time,...
By Ethan Krasnoo and Lucia Mead In today's increasingly complex workplace, our firm has noticed a growing number of employees who have disputes with their employers reaching out with discussions concerning their creation of audio recordings as a way to document conversations or actions that occur at work. But recording...