If you work or play in Nevada legal circles, you may have heard of the law firm Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario. Not because of their big name clients or their big wins, their diversity of services or their depth of expertise, though they have all that. No, when you hear about Kummer Kaempfer in the legal mix, you hear about the people and the camaraderie that defines the. Steve Tackes, a counsel of Kummer Kaempfer, laughs when he says, “It sounds funny, I know, but I’ve had people come up to me and say, ‘Yeah, you work at that firm where everyone likes each other.’ ”

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Want to keep that star employee? A living wage and decent benefits may no longer be enough to keep them on board.

Maybe mom is sick. Or there’s a baby on the way. Maybe he wants to go back to school. These are all common reasons employees are leaving their professional posts for jobs with more flexible hours or working conditions. Often, workers don’t feel their professions are compatible with taking extended leaves of absence or that their bosses would be willing to let them work flex time or work only a few days a week.

But providing your employees with those opportunities just might help you keep a valued employee around.

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