October 15, 2024
Berke-Weiss Law in the News

Principal Laurie Berke-Weiss recently spoke on a panel at Fordham Fashion Law Institute’s 14th Annual Symposium

Principal Laurie Berke-Weiss recently spoke on a panel during the Fordham Law School Fashion Law Institute’s 14th Annual Symposium. This all day program focused on the shape of things to come in fashion law, covering topics such as antitrust issues, intellectual property challenges, a legislative and regulatory update, and politics and fashion. Ms. Berke-Weiss, along with Christina Asbee, Disability Rights New York; Beth Haroules, New York Civil Liberties Union; and, Norman Siegel, Siegel Teitelbaum & Evans, spoke on “Statement Pieces: Dress Codes, Mask Laws, and Freedom of Speech”, a discussion moderated by Jeff Trexler of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.  In a lively discussion Ms. Berke-Weiss addressed the impact of dress codes and mask laws on the workplace, and how employers and employees can navigate these hot-button issues.

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The Week in FFCRA Complaints: Employers Do Not Seem to Understand Mandated Worker Protections

July 31, 2020
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t is starting to seem, from our perspective, that either employers have not been made sufficiently aware of the leave entitled to workers under the FFCRA or that they are willing to risk a lawsuit for wrongful termination.

The Berke-Weiss Law Weekly Roundup: While the Outlook Darkens, We Celebrate Some Small Victories

July 31, 2020
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The clock has essentially wound down on extending assistance for the 30+ million Americans currently on the unemployment rolls. White House officials and Congressional Democrats remain miles apart, with the latter rejecting a temporary extension of the benefits. There are also huge question marks over issues we focus on, particularly child care and employment law, both of which were in the news this week and are the subject of several of the stories we feature

With the HEALS Act the Fight over Pandemic Lawsuits Takes Center Stage

July 30, 2020
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Earlier this week, Senate GOP leadership introduced their $1 trillion opening response to the $3 trillion Congressional HEROES Act, originally proposed in May. As we have noted, the signal demand coming from Mitch McConnell’s office is liability protection (the “L” in HEALS) for businesses and health care organizations. Translated, McConnell wants to prevent workers from suing employers if they contract coronavirus at work. And the GOP appears firm that without consensus on this issue, there will be no new stimulus.
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