Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. Exploring Immigration Issues

With the increasing focuson immigration issues and more than an estimated dozen states havingalready passed legislation or working on proposed legislation, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) is making an effort to better educate itssales force on how the company's legal membership can assist businesses andtheir employees with compliance efforts.

"Our membership can help businesses and their employees deal with theevolving compliance arena and we should," said Pre-Paid Legal Services,Inc. CEO Harland Stonecipher. "As a company, we're committed to doing allwe can to educate and train our sales force, including this timely and important topic. We've positioned ourselves for years as a 'Life EventsLegal Plan' and dealing with all the compliance issues for both businessesand their employees certainly fits that description."

"This issue isn't going away," he said. "For example, Oklahoma recentlypassed House Bill 1804, effective Nov. 1, which established criminalpenalties for harboring, transporting or concealing illegal immigrants. Itdenies them public benefits and also requires businesses to run all newworkers through a verification system. The best thing any of us can do ismake sure we know our rights and understand our options - whether thisissue or the countless other legal events that touch our lives daily. To dothat, we need the ability to speak with an attorney."

Source: Pre-Paid Legal Service, Inc. (www.prepaidlegal.com)

From: PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.com)