On September 26, RPJ Partner Nicole Page moderated a panel entitled "After #MeToo" at the IDA's Getting Real '18 Conference. The panelists addressed the effect of the #MeToo movement and the resulting sweep of sexual harassment allegations on the documentary industry. They discussed the ways in which the industry is...
On September 26, RPJ Partner Nicole Page will moderate the “After #MeToo” panel at IDA’s Getting Real ’18 Conference. The panel will cover the effect of the #MeToo movement and resulting sweep of sexual harassment allegations and convictions on the documentary industry. Panelists will discuss the progress they have observed...
Recently, defamation claims have taken center stage as a legal mechanism for victims of sexual harassment to seek some justice for situations where they are otherwise prevented from bringing direct legal claims of sexual harassment. Alleged harassers who claim to be falsely accused have also recently used defamation as a...
Almost a year after the fall of Harvey Weinstein, more allegations against CBS Executive Leslie Moonves have come to light and brought about his resignation from the network. Continuous uncovering of gross misconduct in the entertainment industry begs the question: How can we change this industry and others to stop...
In light of the recent allegations against Les Moonves and as the discussion around #MeToo continues, assessments are being made as to how and whether the movement has impacted employment practices in the past year. In this clip from their April webcast with AltaClaro, RPJ Partners Nicole Page and Alice...
RPJ Partner Nicole Page was quoted in “Time's up: Legal, judicial systems slow to adapt to sexual harassment and assault issues,” an in-depth article appearing in the June 2018 issue of the ABA Journal. The full text of the article is available here, and will appear in the Journal's June 2018 print...
Following up on the Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis, handed down on Monday, May 21 (discussed by RPJ Partner Lawrence Brocchini in his article here), Refinery29 reached out to RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen on May 22 for comment on the potential impact of the SCOTUS decision...
By Deena R. Merlen and Allison M. Grein As the #MeToo movement sweeps the nation, a number of new laws in New York State and New York City have recently been enacted to provide greater protection against workplace sexual harassment. The “Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act” was signed into...
On April 25, the legal education platform AltaClaro featured RPJ Partners Alice K. Jump and Nicole Page in a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webcast entitled, "#MeToo, Now What? The Sexual Harassment Debate From the Legal Trenches." Ms. Jump and Ms. Page took a critical, in-depth look at the current business and...
Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 25, AltaClaro will feature RPJ Partners Nicole Page and Alice K. Jump in a not-to-be-missed Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webcast for lawyers about the #MeToo movement from their perspectives as lawyers involved. “#MeToo, Now What? The Sexual Harassment Debate from the Legal Trenches” will take a critical,...