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Wellness Programs
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Employee Benefits Blog
Developments for Employers that Sponsor Wellness Programs
By Jackie Sinn
by Amy Gordon, Susan Nash and Jamie Weyeneth On April 11, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida found in favor of the defendant’s (Broward County)…
Benefits Law Advisor
Court Finds Wellness Program is Part of a Group Health Plan
Florida federal district court decision is instructive for employer sponsored wellness programs with regard to ADA, and potentially ERISA.
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Quick Hits: GINA and Wellness Programs and More
So with the Supreme Court's decision last week, there's lots of other items that have slipped under the radar. (It's Daylight Savings Time this Saturday, for example, which means spring…
Benefits Law Advisor
Wellness Programs: A 2011 Prescription for Participation and Success
A prescription for designing successful employer sponsored wellness programs
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Class Certification Granted In ADA Challenge to Wellness Program
The class action wave seems to have come ashore for employers using financial incentives to drive participation in wellness programs. Leveraging the uncertain legal environment we have discussed previously, a…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Obese Study Participants Deny Obesity; Employees Generally Favor Workplace Wellness Incentives
'wellness' 'obesity' 'workers compensation' 'absenteeism' 'obese'
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Federal Report is a Compliance Checklist for Workplace Wellness Programs
"wellness program" 'GINA' 'voluntary wellness program' 'EEOC' 'insurance safe harbor'
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Can Wellness Programs Address Growing Obesity Risks During Pregnancy?
Citing research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on June 5, 2010, the New York Times reported that one in five women are obese when they become pregnant. …
Benefit Notes
Wellness Programs
By Stinson LLP
This is the fourth in a series of articles about health care reform. Q.1 I have heard that there are provisions in the Act to encourage the development of wellness…
Iowa Employment Law Blog
Does Your Company Wellness Plan Discriminate?
A recent study of Iowa employers revealed that 51 percent offered some type of health screening to their employees. Many companies also offer other "wellness" benefits to encourage employees to…