November 6, 2017
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Laurie Berke-Weiss Honored by Cornell University

On October 21, 2017, Laurie Berke-Weiss was honored to be awarded the Frank H. T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award from Cornell University. Established in 1994 by the Board of Trustees Committee on Alumni Affairs, this prestigious award honors alumni who have demonstrated extraordinary service through long-term volunteer activities and leadership within Cornell’s various alumni organizations.

A selection committee chooses honorees from candidates, proposed by Cornellians, who serve on Alumni organizations. Laurie was chosen because of her significant contributions to the ILR School as a past President and longtime member of the ILR Alumni Association Board and of the ILR Dean’s Advisory Council. She worked closely with ILR deans Harry Katz and Edward Lawler. Laurie is now an emerita member of the Advisory Council, working with Dean Kevin Hallock. She also continues to support the Alumni Association and its officers.

For many years, Laurie has supported the school’s young alumni association and internship programs. She has assisted students through the Career Services Office, as well as sponsoring ILR undergraduates as interns in her law firm. Laurie supported mentoring programs for undergraduates and graduate students as a member of the President’s Council for Cornell Women, of which she is now a sustaining member. While on the Cornell University Council, Laurie served as a member of the Student and Academic Services Committee and the Career Services Committee, as well as on the administrative board.

Finally, Laurie is vice president and nominating chair for the Class of 1971. She was class president from 2007 to 2011 and filled other class leadership roles as well, including serving on her 30th, 40th, and 45th Reunion campaigns. Laurie’s family and friends gathered in Ithaca to celebrate the occasion, and to support her and the other honorees.

 

Breastfeeding in the Era of Zoom

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Pregnancy Discrimination
In the era when many office jobs and classrooms have transitioned to video conferencing software and the home/work boundary continues to blur, discomfort around breastfeeding has become a source of major contention. Case in point is a recent story that caught our attention involving a student at Fresno City College, who was publicly called out by her professor for simply asking if she could turn her video off during a lecture to feed her 10-month old.

FFCRA Complaints for the Week of October 9: Child Care Leave Remains a Hot Button Issue

October 21, 2020
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As experts suspected, the fall and colder weather has meant more people indoors, which has led to significant new outbreaks, especially across the US and Europe. Employers have not been as forgiving with parents who are requesting or taking leave granted to them under the FFCRA to deal with child care needs.

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Gender Discrimination
Increased awareness and focus on gender disparity at law firms has done little over the last year to make gains within the profession, especially at its highest levels, reports Law360 in its annual glass ceiling survey.

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