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December 13, 2023
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Law360 Quotes Senior Associate Alex Berke in Article Covering Recent Court Decision

Law360 covers recent decision made in Frazier v. FCBC Development Corp. et al., in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Defendant’s motion for summary judgement was denied by U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian. This is the second favorable decision for the plaintiff, after the initial decision to deny defendants motion to dismiss. Law 360 quoted Senior Associate Alex Berke, who represents plaintiff Frazier in this matter, regarding this important ruling. Click here to read her full statement and more about the decision. Looking ahead, Berke prepares to have plaintiff Frazier’s claims heard by a jury.

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Health Care Workers Bring Suit Against OSHA over Pandemic Rules

November 2, 2020
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A large coalition of union-represented workers in health care and education are pressing the Ninth Circuit Court to require the Department of Labor to direct its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to put a rule into effect which has been batted about since the scare of H1N1 in 2009.

Breastfeeding in the Era of Zoom

October 22, 2020
Pregnancy Discrimination
In the era when many office jobs and classrooms have transitioned to video conferencing software and the home/work boundary continues to blur, discomfort around breastfeeding has become a source of major contention. Case in point is a recent story that caught our attention involving a student at Fresno City College, who was publicly called out by her professor for simply asking if she could turn her video off during a lecture to feed her 10-month old.

Annual Law360 Survey Shows Gender Gap in the Legal Profession Remains Wide

October 21, 2020
Gender Discrimination
Increased awareness and focus on gender disparity at law firms has done little over the last year to make gains within the profession, especially at its highest levels, reports Law360 in its annual glass ceiling survey.
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