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Employment lawyer Laurie Berke-Weiss was honored to be awarded the Frank H. T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award from Cornell University.

New York City’s salary history “ban” prohibits prospective employers from inquiring about an applicant’s salary history and prevents employment discimination.

Laurie Berke-Weiss has been selected to the 2017 New York Super Lawyers list, while Alexandra Berke has been selected to the 2017 New York Rising Stars list.

Assemblymember Aravella Simotas hosts the Pregnancy Project for a Paid Family Leave and pregnancy rights event for pregnant women. Learn more.

Employees seek flexibility at work, but what does it mean and how does the law allow or encourage flexibility?

Laurie Berke-Weiss and Alex Berke discuss paid family leave on the Akerman WorkedUp Podcast.

In recognition of National Breastfeeding Month, we are highlighting some of the issues nursing mothers face at work and on how to approach them.

8 questions to ask your employer to better understand your parental leave options.

A former female engineer at Uber wrote a blog containing allegations of harassment and discrimination. Read how her voice made a difference.

Laurie Berke-Weiss introduced Hon. Victoria Lipnic, acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission at NYU's Labor and Employment Law Conference.

Laurie Berke-Weiss presented employment law issues to the participants of the Fashion Law Institute's bootcamp program. 

Read between the lines of Trump's paid family leave plan and what it could mean for employees and employers.