Alice K. Jump was recently quoted in an HR Brew article regarding employer responses to controversial employee online speech. This comes following the disciplinary consequences some employees across the country faced following their posts on social media of the assassination of Charlie Kirk. According to Ms. Jump, “[i]f the private...
By Alice K. Jump and Lucia Mead Nearly a year after the Second Circuit issued its significant ruling in Flores v. N.Y. Football Giants, the litigation involving former NFL coach Brian Flores and the league’s arbitration procedures has taken another turn. On May 26, 2026, the United States Supreme Court...
RPJ’s Alice K. Jump was quoted in a recent CNBC article, In Deeply Red Oklahoma, Minimum Wage's Biggest 2026 Election Cycle Fight Is About to Be Decided. The piece examines Oklahoma's upcoming June 16 vote on State Question 832, a ballot initiative that would gradually increase the state's minimum wage...
by Alice K. Jump and Lucia Mead On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision further clarifying the scope of federal jurisdiction under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). In an opinion authored by Justice Sotomayor, the Supreme Court in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties clarified that federal...
April marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month – a time to raise awareness, support survivors, and examine the systems meant to deliver justice and accountability. In recognition of this month, Women Make Movies has highlighted Loud Enough - Surviving Justice, a powerful and inspiring documentary that examines the legal and medical...
By Alice K. Jump and Kaycee Portillo-Sorto Thorny issues regarding whether AI generated documents are protected by the attorney client privilege or work product doctrine were recently highlighted in two divergent federal court cases. On February 10th, 2026, Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern...
In a recent article for Business Insider, RPJ's Alice K. Jump comments on the $11.5 million verdict issued against the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). On December 5th, a federal jury found SHRM liable for racially discriminating against and retaliating against former employee Rehab Mohamed, awarding her $1.5 million...
By Alice K. Jump Thanksgiving is a moment to pause, breathe, and take inventory of the everyday gifts that surround us. This year, we salute just some of our neighborhood gems who make the RPJ environment and our workday a little easier. Taza Deli First of all gratitude goes to...
RPJ is proud to announce that Helen D. (“Heidi”) Reavis, Alice K. Jump, Deena R. Merlen, Frederick Fucci and John A. Beranbaum have been selected to the 2025 Metro New York Super Lawyers list and Jill Kahn Marshall has been selected to the 2025 Metro New York Rising Stars list. Following a vigorous...
RPJ’s Alice K. Jump was recently featured in an article from HR Brew examining how employers should approach disciplining workers for social media activity in today’s polarized climate. Ms. Jump observed that while many employees mistakenly believe their online speech is fully shielded by the First Amendment, private employers (unlike...