Small Payroll Changes at Alston & Bird

Alston & Bird is changing the way it computes overtime for its secretaries. Up until now, Alston & Bird has paid overtime starting at 37.5 hours per week, slightly more generous than is required by law. Now the firm is revising its overtime policy to match what is required by state and federal laws. Overtime will begin at 40 hours per week (or after 8 hours per day in California).

To be clear, this is a relatively minor change. At most, secretaries will lose 1.25 hours of pay per week. As cost cutting measures go, this one is relatively minor.

Alston & Bird LLP is the second largest law firm in Atlanta, Georgia and the 43rd largest in the United States. Founded in 1893, the firm has offices in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; New York City; Washington, DC; Dallas; Los Angeles, the Silicon Valley and Ventura County.