Akin Gump Announces Significant Enhancements to Fitness and Well-Being Benefits

(Washington, D.C.) – Akin Gump is pleased to announce substantial new enhancements to its fitness and well-being benefits programs for U.S. lawyers and staff. The new benefits, which became effective at the beginning of the year, include additional well-being options that significantly broaden the type of expenses that are eligible for reimbursement beyond fitness to include mental/emotional, financial and social well-being.

As part of the enhancements, Akin Gump also announced its participation in Peloton Corporate Wellness, offering U.S. lawyers and staff subsidized access to Peloton App and All-Access Memberships, as well as preferred pricing on Peloton connected fitness products.

Commenting on the enhanced benefits programs, Akin Gump chief human resources officer Meg Meserole said, “As a firm, we have been at the forefront of recognizing the importance of well-being in all facets of our employees’ lives, and these expanded benefits reflect that. We are also excited to partner with Peloton on a new wellness benefit and bring a social/group aspect to exercise routines that may have stalled as we continue to juggle work-from-home schedules.”

Akin Gump’s wellness efforts have been consistently recognized as among the best in the industry. Most recently, last fall, the firm took top honors in Washington, D.C. and placed among the top five organizations in New York and Texas in the Healthiest Employers awards and, in December, was recognized by the American Heart Association as achieving Gold Level Recognition in its annual Workplace Health Achievement Index. More information about the firm’s holistic wellness program, Be Well, may be found here.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers and advisors in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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