Democratic and Republican lawmakers have come together for the second time this year in an effort to increase transparency for incidents of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. On September 15, 2022, the Senate Judiciary Committee, acting on a bipartisan basis, unanimously voted to advance the Speak Out Act...
The Senate today, acting on a bipartisan basis, passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which prohibits employers from requiring employees to arbitrate claims of sexual assault or harassment. The bill was approved earlier this week by a large bipartisan majority in the House of...
On December 6, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City would become the first locality in the nation to institute a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for all private sector workers, which will go into effect on December 27, 2021 and apply to all in-person employees who are in...
RPJ is proud to congratulate Partners Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis, Nicole Page and Alice K. Jump and Special Counsel Frederick R. (Fred) Fucci on their 2021 selection to Super Lawyers. We also congratulate Partner Jill Kahn Marshall and Associates Michelle Lamardo and Elizabeth Stork on their selection to Super Lawyers’...
With those eligible for vaccinations expanding, employers are now questioning how to handle the return to work of vaccinated employees. As with many of the employment obstacles the pandemic has brought on, employers will need to consult a mixture of federal safety, health, and employment agency guidance but as Partner...
Amidst the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, New York and Connecticut employers must still comply with sexual harassment prevention training requirements under Connecticut, New York State and New York City law. Which companies must provide training to their employees, and who must receive the training? All employers must provide training...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the self-imposed or regional lockdowns have been a learning experience for many employers and employees, forcing many businesses to pivot to a remote work environment. While many employers began cautiously bringing employees back to the office in 2020, they will need to be prepared should there...
To download a PDF of the guide, click here. In response to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, in March 2020, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) – the first ever paid federal leave program for private employers. The FFCRA as enacted required private employers with less...
Last spring, allegedly due to decreased business resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, car rental company giant Enterprise laid off hundreds of employees in Florida. The company did so with little or no notice to many of its employees, although the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) explicitly...
Law360 recently reached out to Partner Jill Kahn Marshall for comment on the articles, “Landmark LGBTQ Decision Tops 2020's Biggest Bias Rulings” and “4 Religious Liberty Cases Attorneys Should Watch In 2021,” analyzing important Supreme Court rulings in 2020 and upcoming cases for the new year. Jill discussed the matter...