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...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” which aims to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible to avoid violating the Constitution, Federal civil rights...
Last week, RPJ’s Nafsika Karavida delivered a presentation before the International Section of the Swedish Bar Association in New York City. The event featured a series of independent presentations by leading legal professionals, including Gonzalo Zeballos, Partner and Head of BakerHostetler’s International Litigation team; Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, Chair of the NYSBA’s...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman The New York State Senate recently passed Senate Bill S372, also known as the No Severance Ultimatums Act, which would add a new Section 215-d to the New York Labor Law in order to “ensure that all New Yorkers are provided protections when...