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Wellness Programs
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EEOC Year-End Countdown
Another Message To The EEOC On Wellness Plans: Targeting Incentives Is Inconsistent With The Affordable Care Act
By Paul H. Kehoe On January 29, 2015, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions held a hearing on employer wellness plans. While bipartisan sentiment may be…
Employment & Labor
Another Message To The EEOC On Wellness Plans: Targeting Incentives Is Inconsistent With The Affordable Care Act
By Paul H. Kehoe On January 29, 2015, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions held a hearing on employer wellness plans. While bipartisan sentiment may be…
Capital Thinking
House Focuses on Public Health, 21st Century Cures, and VA; Senate HELP Committee Organizes and Considers Employer Wellness Programs
Legislative Activity House Energy And Commerce Committee To Consider Public Health Bills; 21st Century Cures Draft Legislation Expected Soon On Tuesday, January 27, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce,…
Workforce Bulletin
Wellness Programs in a Multigenerational Workplace
While the use of wellness programs may be desirable to help save health plan costs and improve employee health, care should be taken to ensure that the program is designed…
Employment Discrimination Report
“Time To Lose A Few Pounds”: Is Obesity A Workplace Issue?
“The boss thinks you should lose a few pounds.” An article yesterday in the Wall Street Journal by Lauren Weber and Rachel Emma Silverman opens with this line, and then says that…
Benefit Notes
EEOC Challenges Honeywell’s Wellness Program
By Stinson LLP
The EEOC recently sued Honeywell International, Inc., claiming that Honeywell’s wellness program violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). Although the EEOC sued…
Minnesota Employer
EEOC Challenge To Wellness Programs Becomes Political Issue
A leading group of chief executives is threatening political repercussions for the EEOC’s recent challenge to employer wellness programs. The EEOC has several pending lawsuits challenging aspects of employer wellness…
Benefits Law Advisor
EEOC Announces Intent to Propose Regulations That May Harmonize ADA and GINA with ACA Wellness Program Rules
Since filing multiple litigations against employers concerning their wellness programs, including seeking a temporary restraining order against Honeywell International, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has faced a significant amount…
Law and the Workplace
EEOC Wellness Program Suits Highlight Need for Agency Guidance
By Katharine Parker, Laura Fant
The EEOC has been pursuing litigation against wellness programs of late, arguing that certain health plan penalties render participation in wellness program health screens "involuntary" and thus violate Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Three Times a Charm
Today, my colleague Marc Herman writes a follow up to his post on October 27th regarding wellness programs. Continuing its publically waged war against wellness programs, the EEOC has, once…