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Wellness Programs
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Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
EEOC Hears Testimony Concerning Employer Wellness Programs and the Need for Agency Clarification
Leslie Silverman, former EEOC Commissioner, now Co-Chair of Proskauer’s Government Regulatory and Contract Compliance Group, was part of a panel that testified before the EEOC today concerning the need for…
Workforce Bulletin
Hospitality Employers Are Ready for Meaningful Guidance on Wellness Programs from EEOC
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
By: Kara M. Maciel The EEOC is holding a public meeting tomorrow, May 8, 2013, to discuss wellness programs and how the EEOC should interpret them under the ADA, GINA…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
EEOC to Explore Treatment of Wellness Programs Under Federal Law
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is holding a public meeting this Wednesday, May 8, 2013, to discuss how wellness programs should be treated under various federal laws such as…
Benefit Notes
EEOC Requires Reasonable Accommodations for Wellness Plans
By Stinson LLP
Many employers are offering wellness programs to employees in connection with their health plans and are aware of the HIPAA regulations that govern such programs. Although employers design their wellness…
Employment Law Business Guide
CVS Requires Employees to Disclose Personal Health Information
A new medical disclosure policy at CVS Caremark has caused a huge stir. Workers who use the company’s health insurance plan must submit personal information such as height, weight, blood…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Still Waiting for ADA “Voluntary” Wellness Plan Guidance from EEOC; But Does it Really Matter?
The EEOC passed yet again on the opportunity to provide guidance on the meaning of “voluntary” under the ADA as it applies to wellness plans. Guidance would be helpful because the…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
Still No EEOC Guidance on Permissible Wellness Program Incentives
Despite the clear support for employers’ continued and expansive use of wellness programs as a means of promoting health and preventing disease expressed in the Affordable Care Act and the…
Health Law Prof Blog
Rewarding Healthy Lifestyles May Not Save Health Care Costs
In one of the first rigorous looks at the effects of employee wellness programs, researchers at the University of Arizona at Tucson and elsewhere concluded that the major effect of…
Health Law Prof Blog
Get Wellness Soon–Or Else
There is a good debate in the WSJ on the wellness programs recently promoted by PPACA. Market-oriented thinkers have long promoted the “nanny corporation” to exertinfluence over workers’ lives. But as Lydia Mitts notes,…
Benefits Law Advisor
The DOL Has Started Auditing Group Health Plans for PPACA, as well as GINA and Wellness Program Compliance
The DOL has begun to audit PPACA compliance, is your plan ready?