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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Childcare Costs Skyrocket in 2020

December 9, 2020
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Child care has not been affordable for a long time now, especially not for poor and working class parents, but with the pandemic forcing the closure of schools and childcare facilities across the country, costs have shot up even more as parents scramble to figure out what to do with their children as they try to balance work and family.

Special Issue of Harvard Law & Policy Review Focuses on Pregnancy

December 7, 2020
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The Harvard Law & Policy review has recently devoted an issue to the special theme of “The Politics of Pregnancy.” It contains numerous responses to and discussions of myriad political issues of pregnancy in the U.S. and abroad, including increased emphasis on maternal health, abortion access, surrogacy, and state intervention into matters of women’s health, including the effects of incarceration on mothers.

Changes to New York Employment Laws to Have Lasting Impact, Says Law360

December 3, 2020
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This week Law 360 published a helpful guide to how the pandemic has changed employment law in New York and what kinds of impacts those changes will have into 2021 and beyond.

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