Employees and employers alike could gain from legal benefits

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The average benefit suite covers everything from paid time off to retirement. But what about when employees find themselves in legal trouble?

Fifty-six percent of employees will face at least one legal matter during their career, according to a study from legal services company LegalShield. Yet, 26% of employees have no legal protection and 34% are relying on expensive pay-as-you-go legal services. Legal benefits have always been a voluntary benefit option, but it may be time for organizations to make them a permanent part of the rotation.    

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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