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...
On Monday, December 1, RPJ hosted attorneys and aspiring lawyers, all Friends Seminary graduates, in our New York office. The gathering, which brought together professionals in the legal industry ranging from the judiciary, private practice and government service, provided an excellent opportunity for sharing insights and strengthening bonds across generations....
By Tyla A. Swinton Spooky season is over, but do you still get the feeling that you are being watched? Well, if you live in the five boroughs of New York City, you likely are. New York City, America’s largest metropolis, is a space of both visibility and vulnerability. We...
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...
The new federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) has been in effect for the past few months. A three-part series which was previously published on this website reviewed the many provisions of this law. In short, the CTA was enacted in order to combat fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, organized crime...
Yesterday, RPJ Partner Alice Jump was quoted in Commercial Observer’s article entitled “New York Gov. Cuomo’s Crisis Cronies Won’t Be Easy to Dislodge, Either.” The piece discusses the network of advisors and other state officials who buried allegations of sexual harassment against Governor Andrew Cuomo, as revealed in a recent...
Tomorrow, August 5 is the deadline for New York employers to adopt plans to comply with the New York’s Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act). Signed into law on May 5, 2021, the NY HERO Act requires private employers with worksites located in New York State to adopt Airborne...
Broadway theaters, including The Music Box Theatre, home of “Dear Evan Hansen,” will start opening as early as April 2, 2021. But don’t get too excited. “Dear Evan Hansen” is still on hiatus, but programming at its theater and other Broadway houses is set to start as part of NY...
Last March, New York shut down Broadway theaters, concert halls, and museums due to how quickly Covid-19 spreads in indoor venues. Because of these closures, the New York arts sector has suffered 280,000 job layoffs and lost $26.8 billion in sales. In order to remedy the tragic loss of the...
On January 13, Crain’s New York Business published the article “Cuomo’s commercial-to-residential conversion proposal faces major obstacles” which featured Partner Alice Jump. Governor Cuomo announced that he will propose legislation for developers and property owners to convert office buildings and hotels into apartments within a five-year period. More specifically, the...