August 14, 2019

Exercising Your Rights to Pump at Work Featured on Boober

Thank you, Boober, for the opportunity to provide information on using New York City’s Lactation Room Law to advocate for yourself at work.

Exercising Your Rights to Pump at Work | Boober

exercising your rights to pump at work BY ALEX BERKE, ASSOCIATE AT BERKE-WEISS LAW PLLC Breastfeeding New Yorkers received a new series of protections in March 2019, when the New York City Human Rights Law was updated to include specific requirements for employers with 4 or more employees to create lactation rooms and policies governing their use.

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#MomsToo

June 19, 2018
Pregnancy Discrimination
Gender Discrimination
Mothers still face many kinds of discrimination in the workplace, much of it open and blatant.

International Bar Association Studies Barriers To Equality For Women Lawyers

June 14, 2018
Gender Discrimination
The International Bar Association surveyed practicing lawyers around the world, identifying barriers to women in commercial legal practice achieving senior positions and positions of authority in their law firms.

5 Tips for Parental Leave Policies That Minimize Risk

May 15, 2018
Paid Family Leave
FMLA
Pregnancy Discrimination
Laurie Berke-Weiss and Alex Berke were quoted in a recent Law360 article about minimizing legal risk for employers around parental leave issues.

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