Cozen O’Connor has been named one of the 100 Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for 2011. The program is a public/private partnership between Team Pennsylvania Foundation, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Pennsylvania State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, and the Central Penn Business Journal. The awards program, created in 2000, is one of the first statewide programs of its kind in the country.

The survey and awards program were designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places to be employed in Pennsylvania, benefiting the state's economy, its workforce and businesses. To be considered for participation, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements: be a for-profit or not-for-profit business; be a publicly or privately held business; have a facility in Pennsylvania; have at least 25 employees working in Pennsylvania; and be in business a minimum of one year.

The first part of the award process, worth 25 percent of the total score, evaluated each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophies, systems and demographics. Worth 75 percent of the total score, the second part consisted of an employee survey to measure employee experience. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking.

The complete list of the 2011 Best Places to Work in PA award recipients can be found at www.bestplacestoworkinpa.com and at www.centralpennbusiness.com.