October 30, 2024
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Berke-Weiss Law Attorneys Are Recognized by Super Lawyers

Berke-Weiss Law is proud to announce that Laurie Berke-Weiss, Alex Berke, and Rosa Aliberti have been selected to the 2024 New York-Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

For 14 years, Super Lawyers has recognized Principal Laurie Berke-Weiss for her outstanding legal achievements. Ms. Berke-Weiss has demonstrated excellence in the practice of law year after year.  She is on the New York-Metro Top 50 Women list for 2024, having been selected again for that recognition.  

Senior Associates Alex Berke and Rosa Aliberti have been selected to the 2024 New York Metro Rising Stars list. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state.

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a state wide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

Culture Wars, Not Class Struggle, at the Root of Anti-Lockdown Protests

May 19, 2020
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Though media outlets, politicians and protestors all claim that these protests against shutdown represent the will of the working class, polls have repeatedly shown that the less income you have, the more likely you are to be concerned about infection.

Early Discrimination Lawsuits Under Families First Act Highlight Potential New Front in Employment Discrimination

May 15, 2020
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The Families First Act stipulates that employers must give employee-parents whose children’s day care facilities or schools closed in response to coronavirus paid leave if they cannot work remotely. Lawsuits are already being filed relating to violations of this Act, and family responsibilities discrimination will be a growing field in the coming months.

Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board to Reopen Starting May 18

May 14, 2020
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The NYS Unemployment Appeals Board is re-opening as of May 18. This is a welcome return of due process for the many people who have been denied UI who want to contest those denials and receive unemployment funds.
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