May 28, 2020
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Welcome to Berke-Weiss Law Paralegal Margaret Dongyeon Lee!

When Margaret started with Berke-Weiss Law in February, shortly after graduating from Cornell’s ILR School, none of us expected to be working remotely during a pandemic. We are lucky to have her on board during this tumultuous time.

The ILR School recently highlighted some 2020 graduates, including Margaret, who had the Freshman year assignment to write letters to their future selves. Those letters were re-shared by their Professor at graduation. We are not surprised to learn that even at the beginning of her college career, Margaret valued some of the attributes we see in her now: community, curiosity, and willingness to challenge herself.

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Reopening to Require Significant Adjustments to Ensure Worker Safety

May 6, 2020
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As US states begin to ease their shelter-in-place and lockdown orders, we are fast realizing, like other countries, that shutting down normal operations is much simpler than restarting them. Unlike sheltering in place, a return to public life is going to require significant resources and policies in place to curb potential for future outbreaks and ensure that workers and the public are safe when they go out.

Coronavirus and the Future of Childcare

April 30, 2020
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Pregnancy Discrimination
Mounting research demonstrates that child care providers are facing a serious crisis, which will have long term implications for women’s rights and the workforce.

COVID-19 testing and Anti-Discrimination Law

April 28, 2020
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“Immunity passports”? “Antibody certificates”? As countries around the world consider widespread antibody or immunity testing as a precondition for normal, non-distanced life, many raise the prospect of “second class citizenship” based on COVID-19 immunity.

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