Taking its toll at work

So how does this impact your clients' employees? Consumers who try to handle a legal situation without the benefit of a legal plan or attorney experienced more stress, more time off work and more negative impacts on their mental health.

37% said addressing their legal matter had a very negative or somewhat negative impact on their performance at work.
Only 41% of consumers in this group were able to manage their legal situation without taking time off work compared to 72% of those with a legal plan.
Consumers without a legal plan spent an average of 2.5 hours more than expected handling their legal matter, while legal plan members spent an average of one hour less than expected.

Implications for brokers

Stress causes around one million employees to miss work each day, costing U.S. businesses billions yearly as a result, according to a recent Zippia study. And so, employers are keenly focused on addressing the growing mental health issues impacting their employees. In fact, the majority of US employers plan to increase their investments in programs designed to promote better mental health, stress management and resilience.

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