Whew, it’s been a real roller coaster over at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
COVID-19 has made the whole world topsy turvey, but it’s been especially volatile at Bryan Cave. First they assured their employees that the firm would be able to get by without making associate or staff salary cuts, furloughs, or layoffs. But then then did they exact opposite, cutting salaries for all employees making over $40,000 by 15 percent, conducting associate and staff layoffs, and even closing an office. Then things seems to turn a corner for the firm when BCLP reduced its pay cuts to 7.5 percent, and then completely rolling back those compensation cuts.
Now the firm has announced supplemental payments (in the next practicable pay period) equaling the amount employees’ pay was docked. That’s a great way to signal the end of COVID austerity. You can read the full announcement from the firm on the next page.
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