Employees are three times more likely to be involved in a legal dispute than to be admitted to a hospital in any given year.
Employees take more time off from work for legal matters than they do for dental care.
Family-related legal events such as divorce, child support, and the death of a family member have the highest impact on employee productivity at work. One-fourth of employees experienced a legal issue last year involving credit problems or bankruptcy. To resolve family-related legal problems, which tend to be more expensive, employees spent an average of 53 hours on the job and took seven days off from work. When considering offering legal benefits to employees, Schlaifer and Carver advised, employers should find out whether the plan provides a wide range of services employees are likely to need.