NEWS AND EVENTS

     

  • Berke-Weiss & Pechman filed a lawsuit on behalf of the waitresses of Hooters of Long Island for misappropriation of tips and unlawful deduction of uniform expenses. This case was reported in the New York Post and the New York Daily News on October 30, 2009.


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  • Laurie Berke-Weiss and Louis Pechman have been selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of New York Super Lawyers®.


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  • Louis Pechman was quoted in the New York Post on October 8, 2009 regarding employment law issues implicated by David Letterman's office romance with a staffer.


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  • Louis Pechman spoke at Pace Law School's New Directions program on Tuesday, August 4, 2009.  Lou discussed topics related to "Labor and Employment Law From a Non-Management Perspective," including employment discrimination and sexual harassment.


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  • Laurie Berke-Weiss was a delegate to the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates, which met on June 19-21, in Cooperstown, New York.  She attended as a member of the New York City Bar’s delegation.
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  • On June 9, 2009, Deadspin called Louis Pechman’s blog about the NBA’s Age Limit “another sensible argument against the NBA’s minimum-age rule.”


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  • On June 8 and 15, 2009, Louis Pechman moderated the program "How to Handle an Employment Discrimination Case" at New York County Lawyers' Association.  For more information, please visit NYCLA's website.  Lou has been moderating the program since 1996.
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  • Louis Pechman spoke at the 14th Annual Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance, which was held in January 2009, on the topic "Managing and Defending Retaliation Cases: Cost Effective and Successful Strategies."
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  • Berke-Weiss & Pechman filed a lawsuit on behalf of three waiters at Old Homestead Restaurant for alleged retaliation after being awarded damages for misappropriated tips and unpaid overtime wages in a previous lawsuit.  The case was reported in the New York Post on July 4, 2008.


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  • Laurie Berke-Weiss was re-elected to serve as the Chair of the New York City Bar's Audit Committee, for a one year term, at the City Bar's annual meeting on May 28, 2008.
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  • Louis Pechman has been appointed to serve as the Co-Chair for the New York Women's Bar Association Committee on Employment and Equal Opportunity for Women.
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  • Laurie Berke-Weiss and Louis Pechman have been selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of New York Super Lawyers.


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  • Laurie Berke-Weiss is listed among The New York Area's Best Lawyers for the second year in a row. Laurie is included in the Labor and Employment Law category, appearing in New York Magazine's July 2-9, 2007 issue.
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  • Laurie Berke-Weiss appears in "The New York Area's Best Lawyers" listing in New York Magazine's July 3-10, 2006 Edition. Laurie is on the list of Labor and Employment lawyers, and is quoted about employment law issues in the accompanying article, "Whether You're Litigious or Laid-Back You're Going to Need a Good Lawyer."

    The New York Magazine listing is excerpted from The Best Lawyers in America 2007 (Copyright 2006 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.), scheduled for publication in September 2006. Best Lawyers lists attorneys in 77 specialties from all 50 states through a confidential survey of thousands of lawyers who evaluate their professional peers.