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Wellness Programs
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Employee Benefits Blog
EEOC to Clarify and Expand Wellness Program Incentives Related to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
On October, 30, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a proposed rule that would amend regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA),…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
EEOC Proposes Guidance on GINA, Wellness Program
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has followed up on proposed regulations that it issued this spring on wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a new…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
New Affordable Care Act FAQs Provide Guidance on Preventive Services, Wellness Programs and Mental Health Parity
On October 23, 2015, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury (the “Agencies”) jointly released their twenty-ninth (XXIX) set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Affordable Care…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Progress, But Also Perpetuated Errors, In The EEOC’s Proposed GINA Rule Regarding Wellness Program Incentives
By Paul Kehoe and Larry Lorber Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing wellness program incentives under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
EEOC Grapples with Proposed Rule Comments on Wellness Program; Additional Guidance Expected Soon
By Lisa Schlesinger, Tzvia Feiertag
As we previously reported here, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released Proposed Rules on April 16, 2015 to provide guidance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on permissible…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Experts cite employee wellness programs as area of data privacy concern
By Amanda Gordon Schreiber, Andrew DePeau
In an effort to curb rising health care costs, many employers have introduced wellness programs, which use assessments and motivators to improve employee health. Such programs collect information from various…
Employment & Labor
Employee Wellness Program Check-up
‘Tis the season when the trees start to turn golden and employee benefits head towards open enrollment. So as employees start cruising through benefits plans, what should they be thinking…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Wearables, Wellness and Privacy
Bloomberg BNA (subscription) recently reported that this fall the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) will be issuing a report on Fitbit Inc.’s privacy practices. Avid runners, walkers or those…
Employee Benefits Blog
EEOC Proposed Rules Provide Long-Awaited Guidance for Wellness Programs
Susan M. Nash wrote this bylined article about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) long-awaited guidance on when it will enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) against employers who…
Benefits Law Advisor
Waiting for GINA Guidance on Wellness Programs? EEOC Announces Anticipated Timing of Proposed Regulations
Since April, employers have been mulling over proposed wellness program regulations issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to address certain issues under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).…