Reluctance to Use Sick Leave - September 9, 2008
A survey by the Harvard School of Public Health shows that, contrary to general speculation ...

Time Off for Parents of School Age Children - August 8, 2008
In speaking with law firm HR Directors we were surprised to learn how many firms ...

Benchmarking RIF Benefits - July 7, 2008
As the economy falters, a number of large law firms have executed or are considering ...

401(k) Investments - April 4, 2008
The recent rollercoaster ride of the stock markets have caused many law firm administrators and ...

Managing Health Care Costs - March 3, 2008
The current discussions about uninsured coverage in the Presidential primaries has caused many law firms ...

Retiree Health Benefits - January 1, 2008
A problem for law firms has been the ability to provide health insurance for partners ...

State of the Perk - December 12, 2007
You’ll recall that at the end of each year we summarize the most ...

Expansion of FMLA and Military Leave Benefits - November 11, 2007
There are several bills on Capitol Hill designed to provide leave time for families of ...

Encouraging Participation in Defined Contribution Plans - October 10, 2007
Employees feel incapable of making choices regarding their financial future and, if faced with too ...

Unique Benefits - September 9, 2007
A unique but rapidly growing benefit for law firm lawyers and staff is concierge-type services.&...

Adoption Benefits Offer Low Cost Perk - May 5, 2007
Many law firms created adoption benefits in the 1990’s to correspond to increasing maternity ...

Benefit Match ups - April 4, 2007
CareerBuilder runs an ongoing survey asking job candidates to choose between benefit alternatives. As ...

Sick Days - January 1, 2007
In a recent survey 32 percent of office workers admitted to faking illness to take a ...

“Bang for the Buck” Benefits - July 7, 2006
Experienced managers have experienced that there is very little correlation between what a benefits costs ...

Unique Benefits - April 4, 2006
We collect unique benefits from time to time and publish them to demonstrate how the ...

Employee Benefits - September 9, 2005
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) released a new survey of employee benefits. While ...

Unique Benefit of the Month - August 8, 2005
A law firm in Palo Alto is offering Tae Kwon Do lessons for its employees. ...

Associate Bonuses - December 12, 2004
For the third year in a row, most major firms are holding the line on associate salaries

Unique Perks - December 12, 2004
Our list of the top ten law firm perquisites in our last issue bought in ...

Non-qualified Pension Plans - October 10, 2004
A recent survey shows that more than one third of large law firms still maintain ...

Most Valued Benefits - June 6, 2004
Survey results of administrative staff members about which benefits are the most highly valued