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The Connecticut Law Tribune interviewed top attorneys, including Day Pitney Partner and Executive Board Member Glenn Dowd, about Big Law continuing to come up with new safety protocols and procedures in how to safely deal with opening its offices.
In the article, "How Big Law Opened Safely and Addressed Child Care Needs of Its Attorneys," Dowd explains that Day Pitney has taken its cue from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's three-phase approach with Phase 3 being a resumption of work at the workplace.
The article also discussed the need to consider factors such as child care needs for working parents. Dowd explains, "you need to be cognizant of the needs of working parents at this time … In addition to all of the time and energy of being a lawyer and practicing at a high level, you also have to be a parent and a teacher. It has put a lot our attorneys in a real stressful situation." "We value our working parents as they are a critical part of our workforce, and we will help them though this unusual period," said Dowd
Read the full article here.
On February 20, Glenn Dowd spoke on "Hot Topics in Connecticut: What You Need To Know About Mandating Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations, Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave and Other Recent Developments in Connecticut Employment Law," at the 2021 Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children (CTAEYC) Conference.
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On February 11, the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey and Prudential will present the 11th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference.
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Rachel A. Gonzalez was recently recognized by New Jersey Law Journal as a "2020 Top Woman in Law."
Daniel Schwartz was quoted in the Connecticut Law Tribune article, "5 Tips for Employment Lawyers in the Age of COVID-19."
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Day Pitney Managing Partner Thomas Goldberg was quoted in Hartford Business Journal article, "Hartford law firms see spike in COVID-19-related business."
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