Law Firms
Few Associates Among the Shook Hardy Workers Giving Up Driving
Posted Aug 15, 2008, 07:29 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Nearly 350 employees at Shook, Hardy & Bacon have signed up for bonuses under a program that encourages use of alternative transportation. But most are support workers rather than associates.
Employees who participate in the new program get an extra $25, $30 or $45 a month, based on their level of involvement, ABAJournal.com previously reported. Bonuses are paid to those who walk, cycle, carpool or take public transportation to work.
Shook chairman John Murphy tells the Am Law Daily that nearly 350 employees in eight U.S. offices are participating in the program—and 92 percent are support staff. The rest are associates. Partners are not eligible for the program. “They can afford to take care of it themselves," Murphy told the publication.
The firm estimates that the program reduced employee driving by about 180,000 miles in July alone. Shook Hardy hopes to encourage greater participation with some small changes to the program.