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Wellness Programs
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Beneficially Yours
Fate of EEOC Wellness Regulations Remains Unknown
By Christina Cerasale, Joy Sellstrom
Seyfarth Synopsis: Unpublished U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed regulations regarding incentives offered under wellness programs are set to be withdrawn and reviewed after the Biden White House issues…
Workforce Bulletin
<em>Video:</em> EEOC’s Proposed Wellness Regulations and Incentivizing Vaccines – <em>Employment Law This Week</em>
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: In early January, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed rules on using incentives to encourage employee participation in wellness programs. While we don’t know…
Pensions and Benefits
New EEOC Proposed Wellness Plans Regulations – Trouble for Participatory Wellness Plans
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently proposed regulations pertaining to employer wellness programs that, as will be explained below, may concern employers that have “Participatory” wellness plans. [1] Current…
Workforce Bulletin
How Big Can the Carrot Be? The EEOC’s New Proposed Rules Regarding Permissible Level of Incentives in Health-Contingent Workplace Wellness Programs
By Jennifer Stefanick Barna, Tzvia Feiertag, Frank C. Morris Jr., Maxine (Mickey) Neuhauser, Christopher Shur
Many employers have established wellness programs to promote employee health and, in doing so, help counter the ever increasing costs associated with employer-sponsored health benefit plans. Often employers want to…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
EEOC Proposed Wellness Regulation Restricts Incentives For Voluntary Programs But Offers Path For Programs That Satisfy ACA Standard
****UPDATE: These proposed regulations were not published in the Federal Register before President Biden’s inauguration. In accordance with the Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, issued by…
Employment Law Lookout
EEOC’s New ADA Regulations Could Complicate Employer Plans’ Efforts to Offer Incentives for Getting the COVID Vaccine as Part of a Wellness Program
By Karla Grossenbacher, Jennifer A.Kraft, and Benjamin J.Conley Seyfarth Synopsis: As COVID-19 vaccines become more readily available in coming months, employers are exploring ways to maximize vaccination rates within their…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Wellness Program Rules
By By Jason A. Rothman, Kristine M. Bingman, Publisher, Jessica Kuester
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued its revamped proposed rules governing employer-sponsored wellness programs. These proposed rules have been a long time coming, with the EEOC’s prior…
HR Law Watch
A Second Proposal: EEOC Issues New Guidance on Nondiscrimination for Wellness Programs
By Brian M. Pinheiro, Edward I. Leeds
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it will issue much anticipated guidance that revises its nondiscrimination rules for wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
A Second Proposal: EEOC Issues New Guidance on Nondiscrimination for Wellness Programs
Summary The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it will issue much-anticipated guidance that revises its nondiscrimination rules for wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Genetic…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Wellness Programs and Water Bottles, the EEOC Proposes New Rules under the ADA and GINA
Since 1996, when Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), employers have been struggling with whether and to what extent they could offer incentives to employees to…