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December 13, 2023

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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Helping Parents During the Pandemic

September 23, 2020
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Parents’ predicaments has been a theme we’ve returned to again and again here at the Berke-Weiss Law Blog since the start of March, though our concern over working parents’, and especially mothers’, rights reaches back much longer than six months.

DOL Revises FFCRA after Southern District Invalidates Four Sections

September 18, 2020
Paid Family Leave
The Department of Labor revisions to FFCRA, which went into effect on September 16, 2020, have been widely anticipated and it is hoped that they will reduce some of the issues surrounding paid leave and employees qualification for taking protected leaves.

This Week in FFCRA Complaints: Dismissals While Seeking Paid Leave

September 11, 2020
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Disability Discrimination
It appears employers continue to terminate workers who are supposed to be protected under the FFCRA. This week, we’ve highlighted several cases where employees were waiting for test results or already diagnosed with Covid-19 and subsequently fired when seeking paid leave.

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