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March 5, 2024 Community & Civic Engagement, Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Helen D. Reavis Recently Featured in Human Resource Executive Article “As many 2024 layoffs go virtual, how HR can reduce risks of going viral”

This recent ‘Human Resources Executive’ Article, heavily featuring Ms. Reavis, focuses on how virtual employment communications can be implemented in such a way that minimizes legal problems and PR debacles. While advocating in-person over virtual communications, Ms. Reavis has advice for those cases where virtual termination is necessary. Ultimately, Ms....

February 29, 2024 Client News, Entertainment Law, RPJ News & Publications

Congratulations to RPJ Client Novel Audio on the Nomination of “The Girlfriends” for an Ambie Award!

“The Girlfriends” has been nominated for an Ambie in the Best True Crime Podcast Category. This compelling podcast, produced in tangent with the global nonprofit No More, tells the true story of a group of women who worked together to have Bob Bierenbaum, their murderous ex-boyfriend, put behind bars. Congratulations...

February 27, 2024 Community & Civic Engagement, Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Nicole Page Interviewed for Law 360 Article “Psych Evals In Sex Harassment Cases Can Scar Plaintiffs”

In a recent Law 360 article by Anne Cullen exploring the role of psych evaluations in assessing emotional distress damages, Ms. Page discusses the legal logistics of asserting a claim for substantial emotional distress damages in sexual harassment cases. The article explores emotional distress claims in such cases and their...

February 27, 2024 Community & Civic Engagement, Events, RPJ News & Publications

2024 Athena Film Festival, Sponsored by RPJ, to Begin February 29

This Thursday, February 29, through Sunday, March 3, Barnard College will be hosting the 14th annual Athena Film Festival (AFF). The Festival will feature an incredible line-up of narratives, documentaries, and short films featuring women leaders. We wish the AFF a successful long weekend run of these crucial and compelling...

February 22, 2024 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

Supreme Court Solidifies Whistleblower Protections

A recent United States Supreme Court ruling in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC has held that whistleblowers do not need to show retaliatory intent, or retaliatory animus, on the part of their employers in order to be protected under federal law, specifically under the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act...

February 20, 2024 Community & Civic Engagement, Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Helen D. Reavis Featured in SHRM Article “Viral Video Draws Attention to Layoff Process Via Zoom”

RPJ Partner Helen D. “Heidi” Reavis was recently extensively featured in the Human Resources publication, SHRM, discussing some of the dos and don’ts of video termination, from both a legal and leadership perspective. The article, inspired by a viral video of a woman being terminated over Zoom by two people...

February 15, 2024 Entertainment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

A Major Challenge to the NCAA’s NIL Restrictions

Last Wednesday, February 7, marked National Signing Day, the first day of the year when high school seniors can officially commit to play a sport at a National Collegiate Athlete Association (NCAA) college or university. The financial upside of becoming an NCAA student-athlete has never been greater, given 2021 rule...

February 12, 2024 Community & Civic Engagement, Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partners Deena Merlen and Jill Kahn Marshall’s Article “When Political Discourse Leads to Dismissal” Published in New York Law Journal

RPJ Partners Deena Merlen and Jill Kahn Marshall recently published an article for the New York Law Journal entitled “When Political Discourse Leads to Dismissal”. This article explores how political speech on public social media platforms can lead to termination by one’s employer, and how such termination can lead to...

February 12, 2024 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

When Political Discourse Leads to Dismissal

Conventional wisdom used to dictate that employers should refrain from taking political positions, and employees' personal political views had no place in the workplace. The widespread use of social media has changed this calculus today. While technically not part of an employee's workplace behavior, employees' personal social media accounts are...

February 8, 2024 Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications

When You Are Young, They Assume: The Pitfalls of Reverse Age Discrimination

In the words of the ubiquitous Taylor Swift, “When you are young, they assume you know nothing.” A recent survey by Resume Builder, a resume template and career advice company, seems to bear out her insight. The survey found that 3 in 10 hiring managers would avoid hiring members of...

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