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I know a lot of people are suffering from quarantine fatigue, but just because people want to be done with this whole pandemic thing, it doesn’t mean COVID-19 is done with us yet. And while the spike in coronavirus cases across the country is proof the virus is still a pandemic, the economic ramifications of the disease are still happening too.
Such is the case with Am Law 200 firm, Miller Canfield. Last month, the firm instituted some temporary furloughs of both attorneys and staff, as well as some lay offs. As firm CEO Michael McGee said:
In the wake of the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19, particularly in the auto sector, the firm was forced to implement firm-wide cost-cutting measures consistent with industry experience, including temporary furloughs and a few separations. Of the temporary furloughs, two were full-time attorneys, including one associate. Of the separations, one attorney was a principal and six were non-principals, including three associates.
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