Articles Posted in Human Resources

Human resources directors have the responsibility of finding the best possible benefits for employees. It isn’t just to keep them working at the company, but also to see to it they experience great job satisfaction. Helping hard-working associates with legal problems relieves an awful lot of stress. Comprehensive group legal services are the kind of benefits that takes a burden off their backs and reduces the anxiety that a number of issues create. To get the best return on any voluntary benefit investment, human resources has to find the most comprehensive type of group legal plan benefits.

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Whether it is an individual employer or a private insurance exchange, benefit quality is very important. Employees and clients alike should be comfortable with the group legal services they have, and be aware that primary features of a plan are supported by good secondary services. Frankly, a group legal plan is not worth much if delivery of the assistance is substandard.

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Government agencies are established to be of service to the public. Assistance that helps families in time of crisis or what is needed to qualify for a government program should be available as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, that does not always happen. The wheels of bureaucracy many times have only two speeds: slow and stop. This creates a great deal of frustration that is not needed. Private insurance exchanges and employers alike want to provide benefits that offer real help. A group legal plan that includes advice on dealing with government agencies has a great deal of value.

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Employee benefits administration are now undergoing some major changes. Companies want to be able to give their hard-working employees choices that provide meaningful coverage employees will use. Insurance exchanges have been around for quite some time, and they are now more and more appealing to employers. It is essential that they offer the best type of benefits for consideration. A group legal plan need to be comprehensive and provide full service.

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The national media has given a lot of attention to the health insurance exchanges of the Affordable Care Act, but this is only one change in the way insurance benefits are being administered. There have always been insurance exchanges but now they are expanding out to other benefits. Regions Insurance for example is establishing a private exchange, Regions TruSelect, that will help employers provide an online benefits marketplace to employees. This is more than just health coverage and a lot of other options are included. We strongly suggest that a voluntary benefit for legal assistance be offered on any insurance exchange.

A Superior Benefit to Offer

Group legal plan benefits have always been well received by employees. These allow a plan member to have access to a network of highly competent attorneys. The kind of services that a voluntary benefit plan member can get includes the drafting of wills and powers of attorney, help with consumer complaints, advice on immigration and domestic matters, and contract interpretation. There are also other qualities of a standard group legal plan that provide considerable assistance. Countrywide Pre- Paid Legal Services has the Personal Legal Protector Plan which can be offered as a voluntary benefit for legal services. Included to what already has been mentioned are unlimited phone calls to an attorney, correspondence and telephone calls made by the attorney on behalf of the voluntary benefit plan member, and advice on small claims court matters.

Countrywide maintains a network of attorneys nationwide. No voluntary benefit plan member has to contact an attorney hundreds of miles away. We make certain that legal advice can be obtained from a local source. We insist on high levels of customer service in any Countrywide benefit plan, and we expect the same standards if any of our products are part of an insurance exchange. No one should be made to feel like just a case file. No matter who that person is, he or she will be treated as if they were the only clients the attorney has.

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This has been a remarkably terrible winter. Parts of the country have been hit by one storm after another and even the Great Lakes froze over. It is no wonder now we are on Daylight Savings Time many people want to leave the office for vacation. It doesn’t need to be more than a few days, but just a chance to get away from snow and slush. It would be nice if legal hassles didn’t surface but they do. One of the best reasons to have a group legal plan is those little fender benders that happen in a place far away from home.

Different Location, Different Set of Rules

Smart employers know the value of good benefits for the morale of employees. It is those little extras in the overall compensation package that make employees appreciate being part of a company. A benefit that can reduce outside anxiety and frustration is especially valued by the workforce. It is why a voluntary benefit plan for legal services is so worthwhile to have.

Important Help for All Legal Matters

Everyone wants to think of home as a safe and quiet refuge from the crazy world outside. It usually is, but the front door cannot always hold back issues from the outside. It is also possible that there are internal domestic problems that can go raging through the rooms. Legal matters can be extremely stressful and occupy a hard-working employee’s mind. Employers who want to really help will include in the corporate benefits package a voluntary benefit that covers legal services.

Stress Comes from All Directions