The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently enacted a regulation that would effectively ban non-compete agreements for almost all employers. Unless the rule is blocked by legal challenges, it will take effect September 4.

Long Island Business News hosted a webinar on June 26, which explored the ban’s viability. Ken Novikoff, who leads Rivkin Radler’s Employment

Lou Vlahos’ TaxSlaw post, “New York’s Convenience of the Employer Rule – New Jersey and Connecticut Respond,“ was named one of the most popular on the topic of Labor & Employment in all of 2023. The post was included in a roundup of the most widely read articles for the year.

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named to the Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list for 2024. The Firm was ranked in the following regions and practice areas:

Metropolitan Tier 1

Albany: Commercial Litigation

Jacksonville: Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Insurance

Long Island: Elder Law, Employment Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation-Health Care,

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that 36 attorneys were named to the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers List and 17 attorneys were named 2023 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys and the practice areas for which they were recognized.

Being named a Super Lawyer is an honor

Kenneth A. Novikoff’s Spring issue of the Employment Law Reporter was published in the Employee Relations Law Journal.

• A federal court in New York has ruled that all five causes of action in an employment discrimination lawsuit brought by a former employee of the New York City Department of Education should be dismissed.
• The U.S. District

The Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section and the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association will host the first joint TIPS & YLD Section Conference, May 3-6, in New York City.

On May 4, Tamika Hardy will serve on the panel, Cannabis in the Workplace: Cultivation, Accommodation or Deprivation. The program will cover employment

Kenneth A. Novikoff’s Winter issue of the Employment Law Reporter was published in the Employee Relations Law Journal.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed claims under Title I, Title II, and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and claims under the Rehabilitation Act against a non-profit corporation that

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Andrew Buonincontri, Robert Fogarty, Caitlyn Gibbons, Gloria J. Medina, and Cristina Paneque have joined the firm as Associates.

Andrew Buonincontri, of Franklin Square, NY has joined the firm as an Associate in the Insurance Fraud Practice Group in the Uniondale office.

Kenneth A. Novikoff’s Autumn issue of the Employment Law Reporter was published in the Employee Relations Law Journal.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 affords a faculty member a private right of action against the faculty member’s university for intentional gender-based discrimination.

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Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named to the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list for 2023. The Firm was ranked in the following regions and practice areas:

Metropolitan Tier 1

Albany: Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law

Long Island: Elder Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation-Health Care,