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Wellness Programs
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Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
ADA and GINA Guidance on Wellness Incentives on the Way!
The days of referring to the EEOC’s guidance on wellness incentives under the ADA and GINA as “long-awaited” may be coming to an end. The EEOC announced that it has…
Labor Days
The EEOC is Cracking Down on Workplace Wellness Programs
By Kelley Drye
According to the EEOC, a majority of employers now offer some form of wellness program. Employer wellness programs are designed to incentivize employees to adopt a healthier lifestyle and benefit…
SC Employers’ Blog
PART TWO – Wellness Programs and the ADA: I disagree with the EEOC…
Prior to the EEOC’s lawsuit against Orion Energy Systems, Inc., filed on August 20, 2014 in federal court in Green Bay, WI, the EEOC had only commented on the validity…
Law and the Workplace
EEOC Takes First Step Toward Issuing Rules on Employer-Sponsored Wellness Plans
By Katharine Parker, Laura Fant
On March 20, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced its submission of a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) on employer-sponsored wellness plans to the White House Office of…
Employment Law Worldview
EEOC Begins Process to Regulate Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs
Many employers offer wellness programs to employees—such as providing rewards to employees for participating in health and wellness programs (e.g., weight loss, smoking cessation) and achieving particular results, or penalizing…
SC Employers’ Blog
PART ONE – Wellness Programs and the ADA: I disagree with the EEOC…
I disagree with the EEOC - an employer does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by offering health insurance premium discounts to those who participate in its wellness…
Health Law Prof Blog
‘The Week in Health Law’ Podcast
By Nicolas TerryThis week Lindsay Wiley joins us to discuss "New Public Health" and we debate the value and validity of wellness plans. The Week in Health Law Podcast from Frank Pasquale and Nicolas Terry is a commuting-length discussion…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Congress Enters ADA and GINA Wellness Incentives Fray
In our recent post, we noted the EEOC's challenges to workplace wellness program incentives under the ADA and GINA, and the seemingly interminable wait for guidance from the EEOC…
Benefits Law Advisor
As Employers Await Wellness Program Regulations From The EEOC, Congress Has Acted
We reported in December 2014, that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said it was planning to issue proposed regulations (scheduled for February 2015) that would “promot[e] consistency between the…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Still Waiting for ADA and GINA Guidance on Wellness Incentives
March is here. The EEOC's perspective on wellness program incentives is not. Yet again. In its Fall 2014 regulatory agenda, the EEOC stated it would be issuing in February 2015…