December 18, 2023
Berke-Weiss Law in the News

Senior Associate Alex Berke Quoted in Recent Article Published by the American Bar Association

In the American Bar Association’s recent article entitled, “How New Lawyers Can Become Subject Matter Experts”, author Samuel Dangremond spoke to Senior Associate Alex Berke about her experience giving CLE presentations. They discuss the importance and benefit of seeking out opportunities organized by local Bar Associations. Berke advises readers on ways to get involved and shares the impact taking these opportunities can have. Read the complete article here.

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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
Leave
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.

Employees Push Back at Tech Companies for Giving Parents too Much

September 11, 2020
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It might seem like vanilla stuff for some of the world’s almost capitalized companies in the world to provide extra support to employees during a global pandemic, but not so at companies like Facebook and Twitter, where a rift has formed between parents, non-parents and employers over the companies’ policy responses to daycare and school closures.
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