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Wellness Programs
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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Well Well: Court Sides with Employer in Latest Wellness Program Battle (Part 1)
My colleague Marc Herman returns today to bring back the story of wellness programs and whether they will continue to pass legal muster. In the first post of a two-parter,…
EEOC Year-End Countdown
Just What The Doctor Ordered: Court Denies The EEOC’s Motion For Summary Judgment In ADA Suit Regarding Employer’s Wellness Program
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik Seyfarth Synopsis: After the EEOC brought an action under the Americans With Disabilities Act against an employer who implemented a wellness…
SC Employers’ Blog
Another Win for Wellness
On Monday, September 19, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued an opinion finding that penalizing an employee by requiring the employee to pay the entire…
Employment & Labor
Just What The Doctor Ordered: Court Denies The EEOC’s Motion For Summary Judgment In ADA Suit Regarding Employer’s Wellness Program
Seyfarth Synopsis: After the EEOC brought an action under the Americans With Disabilities Act against an employer who implemented a wellness program requiring employees to take a health assessment to…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Wellness Programs & The ADA
A recent federal lawsuit brought by the EEOC looks at the extent to which a company's wellness program falls within the insurance safe harbor provision of the ADA. A federal…
Employment & Labor
The EEOC’s Final Rules On Employer Wellness Programs
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued two final rules confirming that employers can offer limited incentives (in the form of a reward or avoidance of a penalty)…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
EEOC Issues Sample Notice for Employers Offering Wellness Programs
By Amber M. Rogers, Alan J. Marcuis
We have written on several occasions about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) proposed rules on wellness programs, and the extent to which employer-sponsored wellness plans must comply with the…
Fashion & Apparel Law Blog
Punching the Clock in the 21st Century: Could Your Bonuses and Promotions Be Determined By Wearable Tech?”
From Apple Watches to Fitbits, the market for wearable technology has steadily increased over the years. In 2015, just under 50 million wearable devices were shipped.[1] Additionally, the wearables market…
Employment Law Matters
Wellness Programs’ Notice Form Provided by the EEOC.
New rules were published by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on May 17, 2016, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for employers that have instituted “wellness programs.” Under…
HR Defense
New Notice Requirements For Employer Wellness Programs
By Beth Alcalde, Erin M. O'Neal
Employers who sponsor employee wellness programs must plan now to comply with a new notice requirement that takes effect soon. Beginning with the first plan year on or after January…