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Wellness Programs
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Benefits Law Advisor
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…
Health Law Prof Blog
Hidden Trade-Offs In Insurance Wellness Programs
Anya Prince (University of Iowa), Hidden Trade-Offs In Insurance Wellness Programs, U. Iowa Stud. Research Paper No. 2020-17:Would you like a Fitbit with that insurance policy? It seems, perhaps, like…
Internet & Social Media Law Blog
The Challenge of Keeping Wellness Companies Healthy during COVID-19
One doesn’t have to look beyond Facebook posts, Twitter feeds or just text messages with family members to understand how COVID-19 is transforming established norms. With bedrock industries such as…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Employers and Wellness Plans: Questions about Quest Breach?
Last week, we wrote that Quest Diagnostics reported in a security filing that a collection agency performing collections for the company had suffered an intrusion that exposed almost 12 million…
Health Law by Hinshaw
Employer Wellness Programs Operating Under a Cloud of Uncertainty
Wellness programs have quickly found favor with many employers: studies indicate that nearly half of employers who sponsor a health plan offer a wellness program. However, wellness programs have been…
Benefits Law Advisor
Wellness Programs Continue to Face Compliance Challenges
The rules for employer-sponsored wellness programs continue to be a moving target; most recently, regulations issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) intending to address issues under the Americans with…
HR Defense
New Year, New Wellness Program Rules
By Erin M. O'Neal, Beth Alcalde
Employers with established wellness programs that collect health information and/or require a medical exam can no longer rely on the EEOC regulations to justify that incentives provided under their wellness…
Health Law Rx
New Year, New Wellness Program Rules
By Erin M. O'Neal, Beth Alcalde
Employers with established wellness programs that collect health information and/or require a medical exam can no longer rely on the EEOC regulations to justify that incentives provided under their wellness…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Has the Grinch Stolen Wellness Plans this Christmas?
Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the country, Employers wanted to help their employees be healthy, But unfortunately some lawyers, and the EEOC Limited plans that ask about disability……
Health Care Reform Dashboard
EEOC Withdraws Wellness Incentive Guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has formally withdrawn the provisions in its regulations governing wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act…