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June 17, 2025
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Meet Berke-Weiss Law's 2025 Summer Law Clerks

Berke-Weiss Law is delighted to have the assistance of two law clerks for the summer of 2025, Julia Davidson and Nahara Franklin!

Julia is a rising 3L at Fordham Law interested in plaintiff-side employment law and consumer rights law, with a particular focus on data privacy and tech regulation. She is also an advocate for LGTBQ+ rights, focused on supporting trans and nonbinary New Yorkers as they navigate the legal name/gender marker change process and access healthcare. Julia graduated from Northwestern University. Prior to attending law school, she taught high school English at public schools in Chicago and Brooklyn for six years.

Nahara is also a rising 3L at Fordham Law. She served as the Assistant Online Editor on the Environmental Law Review after 1L.  Nahara’s interests include litigation, contract negotiation, compliance, and employment/labor law, particularly where they intersect with entertainment law. Prior to law school, she worked as an educator and earned a master’s degree in early childhood education. Before teaching, she attended Texas State University where she majored in Psychology and minored in Criminal Justice.

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Berke-Weiss Law Weekly Roundup

July 6, 2020
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Here in New York, the governors of the tri-state area have formalized a quarantine for visitors from the hardest hit states while also mooting any chance of indoor dining in the foreseeable future, which mounting research indicates is a significant source of potential infectio

The Week in FFCRA Complaints

July 1, 2020
Pregnancy Discrimination
Paid Family Leave
Overall, we are beginning to see some patterns in the thematic nature of the complaints. Specifically, plaintiffs seem to be those whose employment has been terminated either after expressing concerns about workplace health and safety (e.g. improper distancing, lack of PPE, and not enforcing CDC-recommended quarantine procedures) and parents whose employment has been terminated because they were unable to locate appropriate childcare or family care.

What Employees Should Know About Their Rights to Protest, in Person or on Social Media

June 29, 2020
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Employees may find themselves retaliated against because of their protesting outside of the workplace, in person or online. But, as the protests continue, and the depth of feeling about their purpose grows, there will be increasing interest in using all available legal tools to allow employees to express their political views off-site while remaining employed.
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