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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the OP. This was not a payroll department mistake. I received this bonus as part of the lengthy annual review process that includes individual meetings and a written evaluation. Both were good. My base salary is getting a bump commensurate with moving up in seniority.

As you can probably gather from the fact that I am posting, I am unhappy to received such a small bonus. I am working hard for paying clients. The firm had a great year. ML or not, I am not being fairly rewarded.[/quote]

When I took ML at my old firm 6-7 years ago, my understanding was my bonus was NOT pro-rated (our bonus process was less than transparent, but based on the amount, I don’t think it was 2/3rd of what I would have gotten had I worked the whole year) and it was mentioned that I was the only one who was on maternity leave who made the pro-rated hours.    Big law, btw, but bonuses weren’t really lockstep depending on your practice area.

A few years ago, they changed the policy, and were clear about it, that bonuses would now be pro-rated based on family leave.  There was an uproar — no idea if it was reversed, but I doubt it.

I am of two mindsets — is a bonus just deferred comp (in which case it shouldn’t be prorated), or is it truly a bonus that reflects your contribution to the firm (in which case it makes sense)?

What does suck is that they weren’t clear to you what they were doing before hand.  I assume you wouldn’t have not taken ML even if you knew this, but still.    [/quote]

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