Earlier this month, in Smith v. Spizzirri, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires district courts to stay a lawsuit pending arbitration when asked by a party to do so, and that district courts lack the inherent authority to instead dismiss such...
This past week, the Read Alliance hosted a beautiful gala, fundraising for their cause and honoring Mark Moore, Adam Baxter, and Alicia Keys. Read Alliance works to increase children’s literacy in underserved communities by employing high school students as reading tutors for younger peers within their communities, and has now...
RPJ Partners Marshall and Merlen recently published an article titled “Do Managers Have a Right to Fire Workers for Divisive Social Media Posts?” in the business magazine, Fast Company. Their article explores the extent to which employees’ speech on social media is (or is not) protected, including differences between public...
This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of ESPN’s “30 for 30” film series, and three of these five documentaries launching this summer were executive produced by RPJ client Words + Pictures. These films will be available to stream this summer on ESPN and ESPN+. On July 4, ESPN will launch...
As summer approaches, so does the August implementation deadline for the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ commission lawsuit settlement agreement. Various real estate experts quoted in the Housing Wire article featuring Jump argue that these changes will harm veterans, minorities, and low-income Americans, and that...
By Ethan Krasnoo and Anna Beckelman In May 2023, in the RPJ website post ”Will NYC’s New Employment Discrimination Bill Restrict Casting ‘In The Heights’?” we discussed New York City’s new law prohibiting employment discrimination based upon height or weight and how this legislation might affect casting decisions in New...
The saga of the New York LLC Transparency Act keeps changing. As the Governor recently signed a new law changing several key provisions of the Act, this article will serve to supplement our article from April 11, 2024, notating relevant changes. For those of you following, this is my fifth...
Variety’s recent article on the overturned sexual assault conviction of Harvey Weinstein explores the responses (and lack thereof) to this case by various individuals and groups involved in the early stages of the #MeToo movement. While some celebrities and early #MeToo motivated groups have been criticized for their lack of...
Ms. Jump was recently featured in a Worklife article discussing several lawsuits related to shifting work from home policies. At the start of the pandemic in 2020, many workplaces established work from home policies which became especially relevant to vulnerable and disabled populations. As time went on, however, employers established...
RPJ’s Nicole Page, an early and active advocate in the #MeToo Movement, was recently interviewed about the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 convictions for rape and criminal sexual behavior. Weinstein’s New York conviction was overturned by the New York State of Appeals due to the trial court's allowance of testimony...