April 12, 2023

Berke-Weiss Law Recognized by Super Lawyers for Legal Excellence in 2022

Berke-Weiss Law is excited to announce that Laurie Berke-Weiss, Alex Berke, and Rosa Aliberti have been selected to the 2022 New York-Metro: Women’s Edition Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

In addition to being included in the 2022 New York-Metro: Women’s Edition Super Lawyers list, Laurie Berke-Weiss has been selected to the Top 50 Women Lawyers in the New York Metro Area list. Senior Associates Alex Berke and Rosa Aliberti have been included on the Rising Stars list.

Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers, and no more than 2.5% of lawyers on the Rising Stars list, in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  The annual patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Read the publication here.

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Pods: What Are They and Are They Right for Me and My Family?

August 25, 2020
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We first started hearing the term “pod” a couple weeks after lockdown began. Initially, it was something to describe a collection of immediate family or friends with whom we could safely interact. At the same time, people started using the term to refer to extended child care units. Parents began banding together to pool child care resources when daycare facilities closed, schools shut down, and the domestic care industry was no longer an option.

Telecommuting & NYS Workers’ Compensation: What Employers & Employees Need to Know

August 25, 2020
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New social distancing norms and efforts to limit the number of people in workplaces as a result of COVID-19 has resulted in a major increase of employees working from home. How does NYS workers’ compensation cover telecommuters?

The New Parenting

August 24, 2020
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This week, we’re going to spotlight one of the hot button issues at the intersection of employment and pandemic: how parents are going to cope in a fall without schools.

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