A 2007 study by Russell Research/ARAG found that 70 percent of full-time U.S. workers had experienced some kind of “legal life event” in the past year. Of these, 20 percent said they were less productive at work, and one-third took time off of work — an average of 13 days — to deal with legal needs.

Despite the prevalence of legal problems, the ARAG study reported that only one of eight employees had access to group legal coverage through their employer... [691 word article, November 2009]