Remote Work Brings Changes to Tech, Office Spaces and Employee Benefits

By: Alex Perry

Chris Carusone spoke to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about changes to technology, work space and benefits the firm has made since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. He observed that, “The pandemic demanded that professionals at all levels learn how to use new technologies, manage from afar and make challenging decisions while in flux.” Chris also discussed the challenges to relationships, noting that, “While we missed our face-to-face camaraderie, we learned that with dedication and patience, we could build, maintain and strengthen our relationships.”

COVID-19 restrictions may be waning, but remote work seems to be here to stay in some capacity, according to national surveys and business leaders across Pittsburgh.

Since 2020, office life has seen further integration of technology, hybrid work offerings and increased benefits from health care plans to work-from-home stipends.

Roughly 6 in 10 workers say their jobs can mainly be done from home and they are working remotely all or most of the time, according to a February Pew Research study titled “COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Reshape Work in America.”

When the pandemic began, Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC’s Pittsburgh office pivoted to online platforms such as Surfaces, Zoom and Microsoft Teams to support a remote office space, according to managing partner Christopher D. Carusone.