University of California Law Profs to See Pay Cut of Up to 10 Percent

University of California law professors are facing pay cuts of 4 percent to 10 percent under a new furlough plan that affects faculty and staff at all UC schools beginning Sept. 1.

The pay cuts and furlough days depend on faculty salaries, which top out at $240,000, the National Law Journal reports. A professor who makes between $180,0001 and $240,000 a year would have to take 24 furlough days, amounting to a 9 percent pay cut, according to the story.

Michael Schill, dean of the University of California at Los Angeles law school, told the publication that faculty members would likely continue to work despite the furlough plan. He said he doubted that the cuts would affect recruiting.

"We have the resources to hire," he told the NLJ. "By the time the faculty come, hopefully it'll be over."