January 4, 2018
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Berke-Weiss Law Is Certified as a Woman Owned Business

Berke-Weiss Law PLLC is proud to announce it has been certified as a woman owned business by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States.

Laurie Berke-Weiss, the principal of Berke-Weiss Law, has been practicing law for over 30 years and founded Berke-Weiss Law PLLC in 2015.  The Firm focuses on all aspects of employment law, and provides services such as preventative sexual harassment training, employee policies and handbook drafting, audit and compliance, investigations, advice and counsel to individuals and employers, and litigation of discrimination claims.  Please contact the lawyers at Berke-Weiss Law if the Firm can be of assistance to you.

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31st Anniversary of ADA Has Special Significance This Year

July 29, 2021
Disability Discrimination
Thirty-one years ago this week, then-president George H.W. Bush passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. It was a milestone in Federal law with wide ranging implications throughout US society, and, because of its extension of civil rights workplace protections to those with disabilities, special impact on our own practice in employment law.

New York Times Publishes Explainer on Child Tax Credit

July 27, 2021
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The revamped Child Tax Credit went into effect this month, with much-needed money being distributed to parents across the country. While this will be a boon for many parents, it also has the potential to create headaches for parents come tax season. Thankfully, the New York Times published helpful suggestions on who should take the credit and who should opt out.

Disability Discrimination Is Hurting the Medical Profession

July 26, 2021
Disability Discrimination
A new investigation on the Huffington Post has spotlighted a troubling trend in medicine. Many doctors with disabilities experience persistent discrimination at the hands of other physicians and medical professionals. In a profession that regularly requires workers, especially early career workers, to put in grueling shifts of 80+ hours a week, doctors with disabilities are perceived as unable to live up to the grind.

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