The Biden announcement gives firms more cover to put in place mandates for returning to the office. They already had some cover, because a number of firms considered to be bellwethers have put those mandates in place. But the Biden announcement will cause that momentum to pick up.
— Kent Zimmermann, a law firm consultant with the Zeughauser Group, commenting on the likely impact Biglaw firms will see in the wake of President Joe Biden’s vaccination (or weekly testing) mandate for companies with more than 100 employees. A great number of Biglaw firms have already issued vaccination mandates. Per Reuters, Zimmerman doesn’t think law firms will institute “jab or job” policies, where unvaccinated employees could potentially be fired for refusing vaccination.
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