Alice K. Jump Archives

October 24, 2024 RPJ News & Publications

Helen D. (“Heidi”) Reavis, Alice K. Jump, Deena R. Merlen, Jill Kahn Marshall, Frederick R. Fucci, and John A. Beranbaum Honored by Super Lawyers Selection

RPJ is proud to announce that Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis, Alice K. Jump, Deena R. Merlen, Frederick R. Fucci, and John A. Beranbaum have been selected to the 2024 Metro New York Super Lawyers list and Jill Kahn Marshall has been selected to the 2024 Metro New York Rising Stars list! Following a vigorous and highly-competitive selection process each...

October 1, 2024 Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Alice K. Jump Featured in WorkLife Article

This week, RPJ Partner Alice K. Jump was featured in a WorkLife article examining the legal implications of political discourse in the workplace. As the United States gears up for another contentious presidential election, the challenges faced by employers are more pronounced than ever. One in every three employees has...

July 23, 2024 Community & Civic Engagement, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ’s New York: Worth Square Monument

This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. The environs around RPJ are home to many structures of interest but perhaps none more mysterious than the fifty-one-foot obelisk at the intersection of 25th and Broadway. Interred below the spire are...

June 6, 2024 Real Estate Law, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Alice Jump Featured in Morningstar Article “Can a Felon Get a Commercial Real-Estate Loan?”

Written by Joy Wiltermuth, Featuring Alice Jump Donald Trump's real-estate business has been dealt another blow by another guilty verdict in New York. Can a felon get a commercial real-estate loan? That's one of the many financial questions to emerged after the historic criminal conviction of former President Donald Trump...

May 14, 2024 Community & Civic Engagement, Real Estate Law, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Alice Jump Featured in Housing Wire Article “Time is Ticking for the VA to Change Broker Payment Rules”

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...

April 30, 2024 Community & Civic Engagement, Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Alice Jump Featured in Worklife Article “These Lawsuits Will Define Future RTO and WFH Rights”

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...

April 25, 2024 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

FTC Announces New Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses

By: Alice K. Jump and Cleopatra Elrashidy Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule banning noncompetes (employment clauses preventing employees from working within their field for a set amount of time after leaving their previous job) nationwide. According to the FTC, this decision is meant...

March 19, 2024 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

Court of Appeals Clarifies that New York’s Anti Discrimination Laws Apply to Out-of-State Job Applicants

In Syeed v. Bloomberg L.P., 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 01330, 2024 WL 1097279, at **3-4 (Mar. 14, 2024), the New York Court of Appeals held that New York State and City Human Rights Laws apply to out-of-state job applicants who are seeking employment in New York, thus clarifying its prior...

March 14, 2024 Community & Civic Engagement, Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Alice Jump to Host CLE “A Guide to Non-Solicitation Agreements” on March 22

Next week, Ms. Jump will be presenting a live Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webinar on the topic of Non-Solicitation Agreements in the Employment Context. This event will take place on Friday, March 22, from 12:00pm – 1:40pm ET, and all friends of RPJ can access the CLE at no cost...

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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