Studies reveal that employees suffering from legal problems are typically absent from work five times more than average. These absences harm their productivity. Group legal plans can alleviate stress and reduce the time it takes for employees to resolve legal issues, enabling them to focus on their jobs. What are legal plan benefits? Group legal plans are voluntary benefits employers can offer to give their employees better access to legal services. Employees pay into the program through payroll deductions so that when they need legal assistance, they have access to an attorney to help them, without the usual high cost of legal fees. Legal plan benefits can help employees in a variety of situations, from phone consultations to courtroom appearances. Common service categories used by employees with group legal plans include: telephone advice and office consultations with an attorney; estate planning documents, including wills, trusts, living wills and powers of attorney; real estate ma...