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Assessing the impact of stress on the workplace

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: June 25, 2010
Tags: Health & Wellness

Employees looking for a new job because of workplace stress have plenty of company. Fifty-two percent of workers say they “have considered or made a decision about their career, including declining a promotion or leaving a job based on workplace stress,” according to the American Psychological Association. More than half of employees said they were [...]

Do you have the time?

By Edward Poll
Published: June 17, 2010
Tags: Health & Wellness

One often hears the phrase: “work-life balance.” It’s an issue that varies from lawyer to lawyer. In the short term, there is really no such day-to-day phenomenon as balance; at any given moment the lawyer is doing just one thing, either working or engaging in personal pursuits. The broader perspective is how much cumulative time [...]

Long-distance health care now covered by insurance

By Peter Vieth
Published: May 20, 2010
Tags: General Assembly, Gov. Bob McDonnell, Health & Wellness

Legislation to mandate insurance coverage for telemedicine services in Virginia won unanimous approval in the 2010 General Assembly. Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law the measure that bars private health insurers from excluding coverage for long-distance health care. The legislation was trimmed from a 2009 version to apply only to telemedicine and not to “telehealth” [...]

‘At-risk’ lawyers: How the rest of the firm keeps them in line

By Nora Lockwood Tooher
Published: April 26, 2010
Tags: Health & Wellness, Law Office Management

When it comes to dealing with “at-risk” lawyers, take action quickly – even if it’s one of the senior partners in your firm. That’s the advice of the experts. Whether it’s a lawyer bullying staff, a senior partner with billing issues or an attorney struggling with substance abuse or mental illness, the problem is not [...]

Tips for the sleep-deprived

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: April 21, 2010
Tags: Health & Wellness

For years I wrestled with bouts of insomnia. I spent many nights tossing and turning and anxiously watching the clock waiting for sleep to come. Then, miraculously, the insomnia stopped about a year ago, as if by magic. For the first time in a long while, I slept soundly and woke up feeling refreshed and [...]

How to keep personal problems from affecting performance

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: April 12, 2010
Tags: Health & Wellness, Law Office Management

Each day when we arrive to work we bring our unique skills, motivation and attitude. We also bring our stories, our personality, our family history, our habits and our relationships. These very things make up the fabric of an organization and often become its recipe for success. Unfortunately, these same elements can also detract from [...]

Is a wellness program right for your firm?

By Kimberly Atkins
Published: February 22, 2010
Tags: Health & Wellness

Every law firm wants happy, healthy employees, but should your law firm implement a wellness program? The benefits of workplace wellness programs have been widely touted: they are known to improve productivity and can cut absenteeism by reducing the number of personal and sick days used. “[Our] wellness program has had a positive effect on [...]

Promoting care for Alzheimer’s, dementia patients

By Dolan Media Newswires
Published: December 28, 2009
Tags: Elder Law, Health & Wellness

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia threaten an individual’s health, identity, independence, dignity and well-being. It has a detrimental impact not only on the person, but also on their families and communities. As more people have dementia, the legal profession must strive to advance ethical imperatives, which ensure: • Dignity and individuality is preserved; • Independence is maintained to [...]