1997 ABA Midyear Meeting
San Antonio
February 3, 1997

Proposed by:
Young Lawyers Division
Section of Law Practice Management
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Kansas Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
Maine State Bar Association
Law Student Division
Hawaii State Bar Association
Commission on Women
Section of Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law

Resolution 111A: Approved as revised by the ABA House of Delegates

The resolution was revised to read as follows:

RESOLVED, that the American Bar Association endorses and promotes the adoption and use of alternative work schedules for lawyers, including but not limited to: (a) restructured full-time work schedules such as compressed work weeks, telecommuting, flexiplace, and flex-time; and (b) reduced work schedules such as part-time employment, job-sharing and phased retirement.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the American Bar Association encourages employers of lawyers to adopt and promote formal written policies outlining the requirements of alternative work schedules and their impact on compensation, benefits, and career progression.