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Employers offer a number of benefit plans to employees that provide assistance in extraordinary circumstances. Typical programs include dependant care (whether child or elder), family leave programs, legal service plans, relocation assistance, property and liability insurance plans, and educational assistance plans. In most programs, employees pay for at least part of the benefit; the employer acts as a broker and administers the program. Most of these programs are thought to benefit the employer by preventing a covered employee from being preoccupied with family issues. Educational assistance programs serve employee development purposes. ( 2001 ). Dependent care . In , The Handbook of Employee Benefits: Design, Funding and Administration , 5th edn. New York : McGraw‐Hill , pp. 437 – 65 . ( 2001 ). Educational assistance programs and group legal services plans . In , The Handbook of Employee Benefits: Design, Funding and Administration , 5th edn. New York : McGraw‐Hill , pp. 467 – 80 . ( 2001 ). Work/life benefits: An overview . In , The Handbook of Employee Benefits: Design, Funding and Administration , 5th edn. New York : McGraw‐Hill , pp. 399 – 421 . ... log in or subscribe to read full text