Recognizing the importance of Group Legal Plans, Congress amended the Taft-Hartley Law of 1947 enabling legal services to be provided as a fringe benefit through the collective bargaining process.

Endorsement of Group Legal Plans by the AFL-CIO. (1975)

"The AFL-CIO recommends prepaid legal services should be incorporated into the collective bargaining programs of all affiliated national and international unions."

The passage of ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Secuity Act of 1974) contained a provision that encouraged uniform Federal supervision of Group Legal Services and pre-empted employee benefit plans from regulation by State agencies, including Bar Associations and Insurance Departments.

Acceptance by the American Bar Association

"Americans have come to view legal assistance as a necessity, and probably the best way for the majority of Americans to be able to assure themselves of legal assistance when they need it is through prepaid plans."

--James Fellers, Former President
The American Bar Association