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Second Circuit Holds that Punitive Damages Standard Under NYC Human Rights Law Differs from Title VII
The Second Circuit issued a decision on March 16, 2018, that will make recovery of punitive damages by people suing…
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RPJ Employment Partner Larry Brocchini Discusses Second Circuit En Banc Ruling that Title VII Covers Claims for Sexual Orientation Discrimination
In an important employment discrimination case, the en banc Second Circuit held that “sexual orientation discrimination constitutes a form of…
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RPJ IP Partner Larry Brocchini Discusses Copyright “Registration/Application” Split
Copyright Alert: Supreme Court may clarify copyright “Registration/Application” split A question often presented in my copyright practice is whether an…
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RPJ Employment Partner Larry Brocchini Discusses U.S. Department of Labor Revised Guidance on Interns
The United States Department of Labor rescinded its 2010 guidance for assessing whether persons qualify as interns rather than employees…
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RPJ Partner Larry Brocchini on Federal Court Allowance of “Scandalous” Trademark
Intellectual Property Update: Federal Court Allows Registration of “Scandalous” “FUCT” Trademark Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling last year that…
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RPL Partner Larry Brocchini Provides Overview of Landmark Federal Trade Secrets Act
Recently, Congress enacted, and President Obama signed, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”), the first comprehensive federal trade…
