April 29, 2024

Laurie Berke-Weiss Participates in NYU Law School Student's Presentation, "Clawback Across the Country"

Laurie Berke-Weiss recently was a commentator for a presentation by Samuel Ball, a 2L at NYU Law School, about his paper, “Clawback Across the Country”, a nationwide survey of “[c]ommon-law compensation forfeiture, which allows employers and others who have hired agents to recoup compensation paid to employees (or agents during a period where they have breached their duty of loyalty.…”. Sam’s paper includes an analysis of the “faithless servant doctrine” which is applied in New York to all employees.  The presentation can be viewed using this link, along with a draft of the paper.

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The Postpartum Ad the Oscars Wouldn't Run

February 24, 2020
Pregnancy Discrimination
Paid Family Leave
Sometimes reality is too real for Hollywood and the culture machine, as was demonstrated when ABC and the Academy decided not to air an ad dealing straightforwardly with the reality of postpartum life. The ad for Frida Mom, a retailer in the baby and new mother field, depicted a women confronting in a realistic manner the stress and changes that occur for new mothers.

Associate Alex Berke quoted in Mother Jones on Defamation and Sexual Harassment

February 18, 2020
Sexual Harassment
Alex Berke, an employment lawyer in New York, says she asks men what their goal is when they come to her after being accused of sexual harassment. Will a lawsuit really stop people from talking about them?

NYC Commission on Human Rights Clarifies Work Protections for Independent Contractors and Freelancers

January 30, 2020
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New York City's Commission On Human Rights has published new information for freelancers and contractors working in the city.

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