Core Legal
Each employee is entitled to one (1) initial thirty-minute office or telephone consultation per separate legal matter at no cost with a network attorney. In the event the employee wishes to retain a participating attorney after the initial consultation, they will be provided with a preferred rate reduction of 25% from the attorney’s normal hourly rate. Virtually all types of legal matters are eligible for these services.
Mediation
Each employee is entitled to one (1) initial thirty-minute office or telephone consultation per separate legal matter at no cost with a network mediator. In the event that the Employee wishes to retain a participating mediator after the initial consultation, they will be provided with a preferred rate reduction of 25% from the mediator’s normal hourly rate. Typical matters may include divorce and child custody, contractual and consumer disputes, real estate and landlord tenant, car accidents and insurance disputes, etc.
24 Hour Emergency Services
In the event being jailed or arrested, members will have access to legal providers during after- hours and weekends. Employees will be assisted with non-emergency issues the next business day and during normal hours of operation.
Examples of the types of Legal Service Areas covered by the program:
Exclusions Matters involving disputes or actions between Employees and their employer, CLC Incorporated or its plan sponsors, agents or their officers, directors or employees, are specifically excluded from eligibility for this plan. Also excluded are matters that, in the attorney’s opinion, lack merit. Court costs, filing fees, and fines are the responsibility of the employee.