July 15, 2020
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Berke-Weiss Law Writes About Free Speech in the Workplace for Law360

Since the killing of George Floyd, as a firm we have made an effort to both learn and contribute our expertise to the necessary and ongoing conversations about racism and discrimination in our country. 

As a part of this effort, we wanted to help answer some questions on many New Yorkers’ minds right now: can I be fired for protesting or posting about politics on social media? Am I entitled to take time off to protest? Can my employer force me to take a Covid-19 test after protesting but before returning to my workplace? 

We are excited to share that our research on these topics has been published by Law360 in an article entitled, “When NY Worker Free Speech Rights And COVID-19 Collide,” which examines employee protections under New York Labor Law § 201-d and the latest Covid-19 guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 

When NY Worker Free Speech Rights And COVID-19 Collide - Law360

By Alexandra Berke, Kacie Candela and Margaret Lee Law360 is providing free access to its coronavirus coverage to make sure all members of the legal community have accurate information in this time of uncertainty and change. Use the form below to sign up for any of our daily newsletters.

Wage Gaps and Cutthroat Culture Highlight Gender Disparity, ABA Report Finds

May 13, 2021
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In a new report undertaken by the American Bar Association, several key aspects of the legal profession are causing women attorneys to consider leaving the field. Among the most significant factors are the persistent pay gap based on gender and the hyper-individualistic, competitive nature of the industry, which often pits lawyers against one another, degrading any sense of community workplace culture.

Childcare and Paid Leave Funding Part of $1.8tn “American Families Plan” 

April 29, 2021
Paid Family Leave
In a speech to a joint session of Congress, President Biden unveiled the “The American Families Plan,” the third part of the president’s push to power a post-pandemic recovery. Along with the $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus and a proposal for an infrastructure plan that would earmark $2.3 trillion to upgrade roads, bridges, railroads, and the country’s aging power grid, the American Families Plan seeks to fund a wide range of initiatives to address deep-lying problems on the job market that the pandemic exposed, and hopefully help the more than 2 million women who left the workforce in 2020 to return.

CLE Webinar Discusses the Vaccination Pros and Cons for Workplaces

April 16, 2021
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A recent Association of Corporate Counsel CLE webinar provided an important look at what employers should be thinking about as vaccination efforts here in the US speed up.
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