April 10, 2025

Principal Laurie Berke-Weiss featured in The Observer, The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center

Berke-Weiss Law is pleased to share a recent feature published in The Observer, The Student Voice of Fordham Lincoln Center, highlighting the firm’s founder and principal,  Laurie Berke-Weiss, a graduate of Fordham Law School and president of the New York Women’s Bar Association Foundation.

Fordham Senior journalism student and staff writer Brianna Karla Sanchez, writes about Laurie’s experience, strategic vision, and her work to advance women in the law. We thank Brianna Sanchez for her thoughtful profile of Laurie’s contributions to the firm and women in the legal community.

Click here to read the full article.

New York Extends The Meaning of Family to Include Siblings for NY Paid Family Leave (NYPFL)

November 5, 2021
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On Monday, November 1, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law providing Paid Family Leave to individuals caring for siblings. New York already has one of the nation’s most extensive family leave programs, providing employees leave to bond with a new child, to provide care for a relative, or to provide care when a spouse, child, parent, or domestic partner are called into active military duty. The inclusion of siblings under relative coverage goes even further to protecting family’s time off when the need arises.

Gender Bias Adds Up

November 1, 2021
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Everyday forms of gender discrimination that doesn’t add up to a lawsuit can be just as damaging to women’s careers.

Paid Family Leave in the Balance

October 28, 2021
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Conservative Democratic Senators continue to whittle away the President’s signature social spending plan, and paid family leave is heading for the chopping block, an incredible blow to families already struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.

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