Work/Life Balance
Backup Elder Care Is Latest Benefit Offered by Big Law Firms
Posted Jul 23, 2008, 06:23 am CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
More big law firms are beginning to offer backup elder care as a benefit, usually at no cost to the lawyers and employees who use it.
The Daily Journal lists 10 law firms that offer the benefit in California. They are Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker; Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; Mayer Brown; White & Case; Dewey & LeBouef; McDermott, Will & Emery; Covington & Burling; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; O'Melveny & Myers; and Reed Smith.
Dependents enrolled in the program usually get up to 20 visits a year free of charge. One provider, Bright Horizons, charges law firms at an annual rate based on likely enrollment and usage.
Another backup care company, Work Options Group, conducted… Continue reading...
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