October 4, 2017
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New York Metro Super Lawyers 2017 Recognizes Berke-Weiss Law PLLC Lawyers

Laurie Berke-Weiss from Berke-Weiss Law PLLC has been selected to the 2017 New York Super Lawyers list, and to the Top 50 Women: NY Metro List.  Ms. Berke-Weiss has been a Super Lawyers nominee since 2006, and on the Top 50 Women: NY Metro list since 2011.

Alexandra Berke has been selected to the 2017 New York Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. This honor recognizes lawyers 40 years old or younger or in practice for ten years or less.

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The Week in FFCRA Cases Includes Multiple Worker Complaints in the Food Supply Sector

July 17, 2020
Disability Discrimination
The three cases highlighted in this weeks’ FFCRA complaint roundup include two filed by plaintiffs working in restaurants and another from a plaintiff employed in food distribution. Because the entire food supply chain has been deemed essential, workers in the industry have little ability to leave work to care for sick family members or children since the childcare industry cratered.

The Berke-Weiss Law Weekly Roundup: School Reopenings and Employer Liability among Hot-button Issues

July 17, 2020
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This week includes updates on the latest roadblocks at another round of stimulus, which remains necessary as more than 30 million Americans remain out of work, officially, and countless more are shut out of the social welfare programs offered in the US. We also highlight school re-openings and general Covid risk analysis.

New Study Finds Sexual Harassment Pervasive in the Legal Professions

July 15, 2020
Sexual Harassment
Taking a break from the wall-to-wall imperative that is coronavirus, we wanted to highlight a new study about workplace cultures in the legal practice. Conducted by the Women Lawyers on Guard, the study Still Broken: Sexual Harassment and Misconduct in the Legal Profession shows that sexual harassment plagues women at all levels of the legal profession, from early-career lawyers to judges, and everyone in between.

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