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Wellness Programs
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Health Care Reform Dashboard
Wellness Program Exempted from ADA
A federal district court in Wisconsin has upheld an employer-sponsored wellness program against a challenge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that the program violated the Americans with Disabilities…
The Employer Report
Corporate Wellness Programs: How Far Can Employers Go to Make Employees Healthy?
It’s a new year, and some of your employees may have resolved to lose weight, eat more healthfully, or even give up smoking in 2016. But employees aren’t the only…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
Big Employer Win in Wellness Program Case EEOC v. Flambeau
By Paul M. Hamburger, Tzvia Feiertag
For the past couple of years, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been challenging employer wellness programs for their alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). …
Employee Benefits Blog
Flambeau Inc. Wellness Program Testing Falls Within ADA Safe Harbor
On December 30, 2015, a federal judge in the Western District of Wisconsin ruled in favor of Flambeau, Inc. and against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in holding that Flambeau’s medical…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Gimme Shelter–and Summary Judgment Again–in the ADA 501(c) “Safe Harbor”
More than three years ago, we wrote that “when dealing with ADA claims relating to benefit plans, make sure to plot the coordinates for the ADA’s Section 501(c) ‘safe harbor.’”…
Beneficially Yours
Another Judge Puts the Breaks on EEOC Wellness Plan Overreach
By: Mark Casciari Our firm has acknowledged recently (see http://www.seyfarth.com/publications/MA041715-EB) that there are some questions about the authority of the EEOC to issue its proposed wellness regulations that claim legitimacy…
Benefits Law Advisor
Health Coverage Made Available ONLY to Wellness Program Participants, OK under ADA “Safe Harbor” Says District Court
With final ADA and GINA wellness program regulations expected this year from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), 2016 looks to be an important year for regulation of these programs.…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Does your organization’s new year’s resolution violate employee privacy?
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is a renewed commitment to health and fitness. Many employers also seek to update or introduce wellness programs at the beginning of…
Employment Law Business Guide
What You Should Know About the EEOC’s New Proposed Rule on GINA and Wellness Programs
[caption id="attachment_1957" align="alignright" width="150"] Photo: Jasmine Kaloudis via Flickr (CC by ND 2.0)[/caption] Employer-sponsored wellness programs are a popular tool to incentivize healthy living and maintain an active, engaged workforce. …
Employer Law Report
EEOC’s wellness rules to be finalized early 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) regulatory agenda indicated that it intends to finalize its two rules governing employer wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the…