February 26, 2021 at 12:30 PM
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Ed. note: This is the latest in a series on the changing practice of law, and the second focused on employment. Click here for the first.
As the first anniversary of the worst public health crisis in living memory approaches, companies are turning to their labor and employment attorneys to cope with an ever-evolving assortment of issues.
Arguably topping the list: the rise of the work-at-home employee.
“One of the big questions for 2021 and beyond is how much telecommuting is here to stay,” said Nicholas M. Reiter, partner and co-chair of the labor and employment group at Venable LLP in New York. “Now, what happens when an employee insists on performing his or her job remotely? We’re going to see what happens as the vaccine becomes more widely available, the infection rate slows down, and employers ask employees to come back to work.”
February 23, 2021 at 3:19 PM
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: This is the latest in a series on the changing practice of law in varied areas.
Imagine one day your phone lights up, your inbox is crammed, and it seems like every client you have is contacting you at the same time. That describes the situation for labor and employment attorneys at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“On a typical day there is a random portion of my client base that reaches out to me for advice, even clients I didn’t plan to hear from that day,” said Nicholas M. Reiter, partner and co-chair of the labor and employment group at Venable LLP, resident in one the firm’s new York offices. “But when the COVID pandemic came every client reached out, every client needed advice, no one was immune to COVID. Everyone needed to make really big decisions.”