Benefits question...?

Mel

There is no requirement on the part of a company to offer any sort of benefits, or anything in exchange for them. Most companies do, of course, since that is part of competing for and retaining the best employees.

Anything is negotiable - your suggestions sound like good ones to me - you could ask for more time off, a higher base salary, a bonus plan, etc. Just be prepared in the event they say "no"; by not providing any sort of group benefits, they obviously don't place a real high value on their associates to begin with.

Good luck.

redvelvetflames4ever

There are now a tiny handful of states that recently passed they must give there employee's benefits. Since you do not give your state I cannot tell you if this applies to you. Overrall, there is no law or requirement that employer's must offer benefits to there employees. Benefits are offered as an incentive for hiring purposes and retention of employees. If you feel you should earn a bit more since they do not offer any benefits then you would have to renegotiate your salary with reason to HR or whomever is in charge of pay increases. Law offices are notorious for not offering there employees any benefits.

thealphafemme

Hmmmm....

These answers are right on in that there isn't any federal law mandating health benefits, although some states (CA) are different.

Also, attorneys ARE the worst offenders of most employment laws... pay low wages, demand long hours, and rarely offer benefits.... so if that's what you are up against - if you aren't too far into a "career" you might look at changing your industry unless you need the experience for a law degree or something along those lines.

My questions to you are:
1) What is your position?
2) Are you full-time?
3) Do other similarly situated employees receive benefits? If so, then you might be legally entitled because benefits cannot be arbitrarily given to some employee's and not to others.

Keep in mind, however, that they CAN be given to certain "classes" of employee's (i.e. FT vs. PT; Partners vs. Associates vs. Clerical, etc) which is why I said what do other "similarly situated" employees receive?

The Mogwai King

If you're in the States and working full time, you should legally be receiving benefits and insurance. You work at a law office?! They should know this.

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