Rebecca Sivitz
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UPDATE: Governor Baker announced that Massachusetts’ order closing non-essential businesses and the Commonwealth’s stay at home advisory will remain in effect until May 18, 2020. * * * Beginning Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 12:00 PM, Massachusetts will join a growing number of states in closing non-essential businesses and organizations to employees, customers, and the … Continue Reading
In this episode of the Proskauer Brief, senior counsel Harris Mufson is joined by associates Rebecca Sivitz and Maryssa Mataras to discuss the recently enacted Pay Equity Laws in Massachusetts and New Jersey. So be sure to tune in for the latest insight on this very important issue. Listen to the podcast. … Continue Reading
On September 11, 2015, the Eleventh Circuit became the first appellate court to address the standard for lawful unpaid internships since the Second Circuit’s ruling in Glatt et al. v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc. et al. (For more on Glatt, see our post here). The new decision adopts the Glatt test and reasoning wholesale, and … Continue Reading
On July 23, 2015, the Second Circuit, in Lola v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Tower Legal Staffing, Inc., revived a putative collective action brought by David Lola, a contract attorney, against Skadden and Tower Legal Staffing, Inc., alleging violations of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Second Circuit … Continue Reading
On July 23, 2015, the Second Circuit, in Lola v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Tower Legal Staffing, Inc., revived a putative collective action brought by David Lola, a contract attorney, against Skadden and Tower Legal Staffing, Inc., alleging violations of the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Second Circuit … Continue Reading
Massachusetts Orders All Non-Essential Workers to Stay Home
By Evandro Gigante, Rebecca Sivitz and Thomas B. Fiascone on Posted in Coronavirus, Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures, Workplace Safety
[Podcast]: Massachusetts and New Jersey Pay Equity Laws
By Harris Mufson, Maryssa Mataras and Rebecca Sivitz on Posted in Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation, The Proskauer Brief Podcast
Eleventh Circuit Adopts Second Circuit’s “Primary Beneficiary” Test for Unpaid Interns
By Mark W. Batten and Rebecca Sivitz on Posted in Class/Collective Action, FLSA
Second Circuit Revives Putative Collective Action
By Allan Bloom, Elise M. Bloom, Mark W. Batten and Rebecca Sivitz on Posted in Class/Collective Action
Second Circuit Revives Contract Attorney’s Misclassification Suit
By Allan Bloom, Elise M. Bloom, Mark W. Batten and Rebecca Sivitz on Posted in Appeals, Class/Collective Action, FLSA, Misclassification