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WORKER FUNDS - Like many other law firms, Katten Muchin Rosenman is implementing furloughs and pay cuts due to the pandemic. But as Patrick Smith reports, the Chicago-based outfit joins a smaller group of law firms augmenting financial assistance to workers by creating a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Fund. Davis Wright Tremaine has formed an Employee Disaster Relief Program for its employees, and Paul Hastings has created an ”emergency fund“ for staff and non-partner attorneys affected by COVID-19.