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,...
Today, AltaClaro, an experiential learning platform for lawyers, featured RPJ Partner Nicole Page on their Ascension blog, on which they share stories, tips and secrets to success from top lawyers in all fields. In Ms. Page's #AscensionStory, entitled "Fighting for Change in the Eye of the Storm," she discusses the year's developments...
Our firm has worked at the center of the #MeToo movement, representing both employees and employers, and RPJ Partners Nicole Page and Alice K. Jump have navigated the complicated legal trenches of workplace sexual harassment in several industries. On April 25, the lawyers' experiential learning platform AltaClaro will host a...
On April 6, AltaClaro, an experiential learning platform for lawyers, featured RPJ Partner Alice K. Jump on their Ascension blog, on which they share stories, tips and secrets to success from top lawyers in all fields. In Ms. Jump's #AscensionStory, entitled "Empowered by Effective Empathy," she emphasizes how invaluable it is...