Missing in Brooks County is a compelling human rights documentary that follows the searches of two families just north of the US-Mexican border for their missing loved ones, and explores the broader national and international debates that impact immigration policy and lost lives. The film premieres tonight, October 13, and...
With the upcoming Census deadline, it is important to us at RPJ to inform people why this deadline and the Census are so vital to our communities, our states and the country as a whole. The Census happens only once every 10 years and is the foundation of our federal...
On June 30, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Cisco Systems Inc. for discrimination on behalf of John Doe, an Indian engineer at Cisco’s Silicon Valley headquarters. Doe was born into the Dalit population in India, which is considered the lowest caste in the country’s hierarchical system....
Last week on July 9, RPJ Partner Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis presented via Zoom to Columbia University Law School’s LLM and U.S. Business Law programs, open to foreign lawyers and MBA graduate students around the world, on the history of American racial and gender profiling, the lead-up to the #MeToo...
Since Covid-19 halted production in every corner of the entertainment industry, reality television has been quickly trying to figure out how to adapt production for their next seasons to be safe amid ongoing transmission concerns. Following industry developments, Yahoo! Entertainment reported in an article on June 26, “The future of...
Bankruptcy filings are on the rise, and retailers across the country are having to make decisions about how to best move forward as we continue to combat the coronavirus. Business Insurance published an article on June 1 discussing the impacts, specifically highlighting that which retailers survive will likely come down...
Governments, pharmaceutical companies and medical researchers around the world are racing to produce a vaccine for COVID-19, as well as potential drugs to fight the virus in those who contract it. The numbers show at least 70 reported potential vaccines and 150 other drugs for treatment that are in development...
As the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic keeps mounting, and employers try to make decisions about how to keep their balance sheets—and those of their employees—in the black, pay cuts to all ranks are becoming standard protocol. Certain companies have chosen to introduce pay cuts for those at the...
On Sunday, April 26, RPJ client Engel Entertainment celebrated the premiere of its eighth season of North Woods Law on Discovery’s Animal Planet. The special two-hour premiere kicked off the season with the dramatic rescue of a hiker lost in the New Hampshire mountains for five days without food or...
RPJ Partner and Women Creating Change Board Chair Heidi Reavis led the contingent selected by The Today Show to honor International Women’s Day this morning. Reavis was interviewed by Today Show’s Kevin Schatell on the importance of women’s civic engagement to promote greater social justice. She mentioned the recent United Nations...