RECENT NEWS

     
  • Berke-Weiss & Pechman filed a lawsuit on behalf of the banquet waiters at The Waldorf Astoria for the misappropriation of service charges and special banquet gratuities. This case was reported in The New York Times and Reuters.
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  • On December 4, 2009, the New York Post reported that Berke-Weiss & Pechman filed a lawsuit on behalf of waiters at Nello Restaurant for misappropriation of tips and lost wages.
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  • 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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  • Louis Pechman was quoted in the New York Post regarding the 3.15 million dollar settlement Berke-Weiss & Pechman reached on behalf of the waiters of Sparks Steak House. To read more about the settlement, click here.
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  • Laurie Berke-Weiss has been selected to receive the Judge William Groat Award from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Laurie will be honored along with fellow ILR alum Seth Harris, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, at an award ceremony that will take place on Wednesday, April 20, 2010 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.  The Groat Award is presented annually by Cornell ILR in recognition of the recipients’ professional accomplishments and service to the School.  To learn more about ILR Cornell and the Groat Award, please click here.
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  • Laurie Berke-Weiss and Louis Pechman were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2010 (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).  Laurie and Lou have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2006.
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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.  For more information on New Directions, please click here.