October 15, 2024
Berke-Weiss Law in the News

Principal Laurie Berke-Weiss recently spoke on a panel at Fordham Fashion Law Institute’s 14th Annual Symposium

Principal Laurie Berke-Weiss recently spoke on a panel during the Fordham Law School Fashion Law Institute’s 14th Annual Symposium. This all day program focused on the shape of things to come in fashion law, covering topics such as antitrust issues, intellectual property challenges, a legislative and regulatory update, and politics and fashion. Ms. Berke-Weiss, along with Christina Asbee, Disability Rights New York; Beth Haroules, New York Civil Liberties Union; and, Norman Siegel, Siegel Teitelbaum & Evans, spoke on “Statement Pieces: Dress Codes, Mask Laws, and Freedom of Speech”, a discussion moderated by Jeff Trexler of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.  In a lively discussion Ms. Berke-Weiss addressed the impact of dress codes and mask laws on the workplace, and how employers and employees can navigate these hot-button issues.

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Mayor Adams to Continue NYC Vaccine Mandate

January 10, 2022
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There were questions about whether New York City’s new mayor, Eric Adams, who assumed office on New Year’s Day, would extend the vaccine mandate instituted by his predecessor, Bill De Blasio, but they have been answered in the affirmative, with Adams confirming during a weekday Covid presser that the private employer vaccine mandate would continue.

Middle Management Has Millennials Singing the Blues

January 7, 2022
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Millennials are the “hustle” generation. And, just as they are discovering about the treacherous slopes of homeowning, those who are entering middle management are learning that extreme striving doesn’t necessarily lead to a satisfying work life.

Updates to New York State Whistleblower Law

January 5, 2022
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On October 28, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul signed an amendment expanding the New York Whistleblower Law—§740 of the Labor Law, increasing workplace protections against retaliation for private-sector employees while increasing employer liability.
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