August 10, 2017
Paid Family Leave

Is This Paid Family Leave's Moment?

Laurie Berke-Weiss and Alex Berke were excited to discuss paid family leave on the Akerman WorkedUp Podcast, hosted by Matthew Steinberg.  Listen to them discuss the recent proliferation of state and local paid family leave statutes; paid family leave and the progressive movement; how millennials are shaping the debate; federal paid family leave proposals; benefits v. compliance for employers; and paid family leave law litigation and enforcement trends.

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CLE on COVID-19: Legal Issues and Government Resources Employers Should Know

April 8, 2020
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Here is a video of the CLE provided by Associate Alex Berke through the Dutchess County and Westchester County Bar Associations on April 1, 2020. It contains information on New York State Paid Family Leave, the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act expansion, and general information for employers on how to think through questions about their employees.

Applying for Unemployment

April 8, 2020
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Overview of applying for unemployment benefits at this time.

Help For Health Care Workers - Understand How to Ask to Work Remotely Due to Coronavirus/COVID-19

April 3, 2020
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This blog post is meant to provide a framework for health care workers who are not directly providing care to COVID patients to have a productive conversation with employers in support of a request to work remotely.
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