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Wellness Programs
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Employment Law
EEOC Endorses Incentives To Employees For Participation In Qualified Wellness Programs
On April 20, 2015, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued proposed guidance concerning employer wellness programs. The proposed rule would amend the EEOC’s regulations and interpretive guidance…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
EEOC’s Proposed Wellness Regulations Add Burdensome Notice Requirement; Still Prohibit Mandatory HRAs
By Damian A. Myers, Emily Erstling, Stacy Barrow
On April 16, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released proposed regulations covering wellness programs that involve disability-related inquiries or medical examinations. The release of the proposed regulations follows…
Employment Law Matters
Getting with the (Wellness) Program: EEOC Proposes New ADA Regulations for Wellness Programs
This post was written by Ogletree Deakins attorneys, Jeanne E. Floyd (Of Counsel, Richmond Office), and Ruth Anne Collins Michels (Shareholder, Atlanta Office), and was published originally on the firm's website on April…
Employment Law Worldview
EEOC Proposes Amendments to ADA Regulations Relating To Employer Wellness Programs
By Elaine Brown
The EEOC has proposed amendments to its regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) as they relate to employer wellness programs. These proposed amendments were published on Monday, April…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
HHS releases HIPAA guidance on workplace wellness programs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued guidance on "HIPAA Privacy and Security and Workplace Wellness Programs." The guidance helps employers determine whether or not the health…
SC Employers’ Blog
Long Awaited Guidance from the EEOC Regarding Wellness Programs!
The EEOC has issued its long-awaited guidance on wellness programs and what is considered involuntary under the ADA. The EEOC is the administrative agency charged with enforcing the ADA. It…
Employer Law Report
EEOC issues proposed rule on ADA application to employer wellness programs
By Brian Hall
On April 16, 2015, the EEOC released its long-anticipated proposed rule on the extent to which the ADA permits employers to offer incentives to employees to promote participation in wellness…
Health Law
Proposed EEOC Rules Promise to Bring Some Harmony to Wellness Plan Compliance Efforts
Ensuring that wellness plans are legally compliant has been challenging in recent years, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission challenging as unlawful certain wellness plan features expressly permitted by the…
Minnesota Employer
EEOC Issues Proposed Rules For Employer Wellness Programs
On April 20, 2015, the EEOC issued a notice of proposed revisions to its regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act concerning employer wellness programs. The new regulations will not…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
EECO Tackles Wellness Programs
After much silence, some litigation, and recent congressional hearings, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has at long last proposed regulations (together with a fact sheet and set of frequently…