Employees facing legal problems spend an average of 26 hours per year while on the job and seven days off from work to resolve these issues. In addition, employees spend 29 and 22 hours on the job resolving financial and property-related events respectively.

70% of the population do not seek legal counsel due to fear of the cost.

The American Bar Association states that during a 12-month period, more than half the employees in a typical workforce will experience a legal or financial issue involving “life events” such as marriage, birth, adoption, illness, renting an apartment, buying or refinancing a home, using credit cards or purchasing a car.

1/3rd of the workforce cares for children under 18. Childcare referral programs can reduce employee absence due to childcare by 40%.

Over the next decade, from 10% to 18% of employees will be caring for elderly family members. Many of these employees will experience increased absenteeism, take extended leaves of absence and early retirement. About one in five will quit their jobs.

The average U.S. employee spends 53 hours on the job per year resolving family-related events.