Two months after its merger became effective during the pandemic, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders told its lawyers and staff some good news Friday: pay cuts are ending, and the firm still intends to repay the cut amount by the end of the year.

In a firmwide email Friday, managing partner Thomas Cole announced an end to all COVID-19-related salary reductions and repeated the firm’s goal to pay out the withheld amounts by the end of 2020. Above the Law first reported on Cole’s email, and a firm representative confirmed Friday.