Comp Firm Pond Lehocky to Lay Off 76 Employees June 1

One of Pennsylvania's largest and most visible claimants' law firms will lay off 76 employees, about a quarter of its workforce, the firm said in a filing with a state agency. Philadelphia-based Pond Lehocky Giordano posted notice that the layoffs will come June 1. The notice did not indicate if the cutbacks are the result of the COVID-19 economic slowdown or the recent departure of a founding member of the firm. Companies that lay off workers or close down are required to report their plans to the state Department of Labor and Industry, and the notices are posted on the agency's...