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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The New Parenting

August 24, 2020
Paid Family Leave
Pregnancy Discrimination
This week, we’re going to spotlight one of the hot button issues at the intersection of employment and pandemic: how parents are going to cope in a fall without schools.

This Week’s FFCRA Complaints: The Wrongful Terminations Continue 

August 21, 2020
Leave
Disability Discrimination
Since we started this weekly blog post in May, we've read and summarized over 50 complaints filed under the new leave law. As we’ve pointed out, many of these complaints follow almost a template, with workers being terminated for either taking legally-allowed precautions to protect fellow workers from potential infection or for having legitimate reasons to take leave, often to care for a family member or child.

In an Uncommon Move, McDonald’s Sues Former CEO

August 20, 2020
Sexual Harassment
It’s not every day that a blue chip company decides to sue a former executive, let alone its erstwhile CEO, but this is exactly what McDonald’s did by suing Steve Easterbrook, who had been fired last year for inappropriate conduct, specifically, sexting with an employee.
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