Becker & Poliakoff is set to face off in a small claims trial on Tuesday on a back-pay claim by a former attorney who maintains he was cheated out of $2,000 when the law firm imposed a temporary 12 percent pay deferral on associates.
The salary deferral imposed by the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based law firm in May 2008 was temporary and necessary in order to avoid layoffs during the economic downturn, managing partner Alan Becker said.