The document discusses the results of a survey measuring the effects of employee financial and legal issues. It finds that:
- Nearly all employees experienced at least one legal life event in the past year, such as family, financial, property, or legal matters. Almost half experienced three events.
- Employees most valued having an attorney for issues like lawsuits, DUIs, estate planning, and credit/bankruptcy. They saw little value for events like marriages or childbirth.
- Resolving legal issues cost employees an average of $1,625 per year in lost productivity from taking time off and working fewer hours.
- The top legal life events in terms of lost productivity were child support issues, death of a family