The role that politics should or should not play in the workplace has long been debated, and we are currently seeing a renewed focus on appropriate norms in light of the Israel-Hamas war and Americans’ impassioned feelings on the topic. Many employers find themselves caught in the middle, with employees...
The Super Lawyers distinction is awarded to only 5 percent of attorneys in the New York Metro area, and the Rising Stars distinction is awarded to only 2.5 percent of the top, up-and-coming attorneys under 40 or in practice for fewer than 10 years. RPJ is honored to have these...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman On the heels of what has been deemed by some “hot labor summer,” due to high profile strikes and union activity, the New York State Legislature has enacted a law to protect workers’ organizing efforts. Signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on September 6,...
by Jill Kahn Marshall On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (PWFA) was signed into law, providing additional workplace protections for pregnant workers and workers experiencing pregnancy-related conditions. Last Friday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released draft regulations that further explain the parameters of the law. While...
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...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Bilal Mubarack Last week, the National Labor Relations Board made headlines when it ruled, in McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (February 21, 2023), that it was an unlawful labor practice for a hospital to offer a severance agreement to several furloughed workers which contained...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Alice Jump On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was proposing a rule to ban noncompete clauses from all employee contracts throughout the country. These noncompetes, FTC Commissioner Lina Khan argued, “block workers from freely switching jobs, depriving them of...
On October 5, 2017, five years ago today, The New York Times published a bombshell expose revealing decades of sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, launching the #MeToo movement. See Harvey Weinstein Paid Off Sexual Harassment Accusers for Decades - The New York Times (nytimes.com). In...