Unfortunately no.
Maven dependency:tree shows v1.7R of rhino brought in by json-schema-validator only.
Full stack trace below ...
com.google.common.util.concurrent.ExecutionError: com.google.common.util.concurrent.ExecutionError: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.get(LocalCache.java:2197)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache.get(LocalCache.java:3932)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache.getOrLoad(LocalCache.java:3936)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$LocalLoadingCache.get(LocalCache.java:4806)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.CachingProcessor.process(CachingProcessor.java:109)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.processors.validation.ValidationProcessor.process(ValidationProcessor.java:84)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.processors.validation.ValidationProcessor.process(ValidationProcessor.java:49)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.ProcessingResult.of(ProcessingResult.java:79)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.main.JsonSchema.doValidate(JsonSchema.java:76)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.main.JsonSchema.validate(JsonSchema.java:109)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.main.JsonSchema.validate(JsonSchema.java:125)
at uk.gov.hmrc.restapi.emp.presentation.controller.EmployerControllerMVCTest.test(EmployerControllerMVCTest.java:78)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:44)
at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:15)
at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:41)
at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:20)
at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:28)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestMethodCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestMethodCallbacks.java:74)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestMethodCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestMethodCallbacks.java:83)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.SpringRepeat.evaluate(SpringRepeat.java:72)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:231)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:88)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:193)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:52)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:191)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:42)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:184)
at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.RunBefores.evaluate(RunBefores.java:28)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.java:61)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.java:71)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:236)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.run(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:174)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:50)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:467)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:683)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:390)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:197)
Caused by: com.google.common.util.concurrent.ExecutionError: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.get(LocalCache.java:2197)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache.get(LocalCache.java:3932)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache.getOrLoad(LocalCache.java:3936)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$LocalLoadingCache.get(LocalCache.java:4806)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.CachingProcessor.process(CachingProcessor.java:109)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.processors.validation.ValidationChain.process(ValidationChain.java:107)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.processors.validation.ValidationChain.process(ValidationChain.java:56)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.ProcessorMap$Mapper.process(ProcessorMap.java:166)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.ProcessingResult.of(ProcessingResult.java:79)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.CachingProcessor$1.load(CachingProcessor.java:128)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.CachingProcessor$1.load(CachingProcessor.java:120)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$LoadingValueReference.loadFuture(LocalCache.java:3522)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.loadSync(LocalCache.java:2315)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.lockedGetOrLoad(LocalCache.java:2278)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.get(LocalCache.java:2193)
... 41 more
Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.keyword.syntax.checkers.common.PatternSyntaxChecker.checkValue(PatternSyntaxChecker.java:62)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.keyword.syntax.checkers.AbstractSyntaxChecker.checkSyntax(AbstractSyntaxChecker.java:116)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.keyword.syntax.SyntaxProcessor.validate(SyntaxProcessor.java:112)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.keyword.syntax.SyntaxProcessor.validate(SyntaxProcessor.java:118)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.keyword.syntax.SyntaxProcessor.validate(SyntaxProcessor.java:118)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.keyword.syntax.SyntaxProcessor.rawProcess(SyntaxProcessor.java:70)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.keyword.syntax.SyntaxProcessor.rawProcess(SyntaxProcessor.java:45)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.RawProcessor.process(RawProcessor.java:77)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.RawProcessor.process(RawProcessor.java:41)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.ProcessorChain$ProcessorMerger.process(ProcessorChain.java:190)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.ProcessingResult.of(ProcessingResult.java:79)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.CachingProcessor$1.load(CachingProcessor.java:128)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.processing.CachingProcessor$1.load(CachingProcessor.java:120)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$LoadingValueReference.loadFuture(LocalCache.java:3522)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.loadSync(LocalCache.java:2315)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.lockedGetOrLoad(LocalCache.java:2278)
at com.google.common.cache.LocalCache$Segment.get(LocalCache.java:2193)
... 55 more
Caused by: org.mozilla.javascript.EvaluatorException: Cannot add a property to a sealed object.
at org.mozilla.javascript.DefaultErrorReporter.runtimeError(DefaultErrorReporter.java:61)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Context.reportRuntimeError(Context.java:549)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Context.reportRuntimeError(Context.java:587)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Context.reportRuntimeError0(Context.java:557)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject.addSlot(ScriptableObject.java:1660)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject.getSlotToSet(ScriptableObject.java:1627)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject.put(ScriptableObject.java:223)
at org.mozilla.javascript.IdScriptable.put(IdScriptable.java:150)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject.defineProperty(ScriptableObject.java:1036)
at org.mozilla.javascript.IdScriptable.defineProperty(IdScriptable.java:233)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject.defineProperty(ScriptableObject.java:1057)
at org.mozilla.javascript.IdScriptable.addIdFunctionProperty(IdScriptable.java:451)
at org.mozilla.javascript.NativeString.fillConstructorProperties(NativeString.java:81)
at org.mozilla.javascript.IdScriptable.addAsPrototype(IdScriptable.java:424)
at org.mozilla.javascript.NativeString.init(NativeString.java:60)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Context.initStandardObjects(Context.java:656)
at com.github.fge.jsonschema.core.util.RhinoHelper.<clinit>(RhinoHelper.java:92)
... 72 more