The government recently released guidance for employers to use when structuring wellness programs. See our prior articles on wellness programs here. One additional item ...

EEOC Weighs in on Employer Wellness Plans

BAS
23.04.2015
Wellness Programs

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed rules describing how employer wellness programs can be structured to satisfy the Americans ...

Affordable Care Act and Wellness Program Exception

BAS
23.04.2015
Wellness Programs

The United States Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury issued two Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on implementation of the Affordable Care Act. ...

EEOC Challenges Wellness Programs

BAS
04.12.2014
Wellness Programs

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed two lawsuits against employers arguing that the employer wellness programs violate the Americans with ...

Wellness Programs

BAS
26.06.2014
Wellness Programs

Many employers look to wellness programs in an effort to contain costs. Healthy employees tend to be productive employees, and require less time off for illness and ...

Wellness Programs Under Health Care Reform

BAS
30.01.2014
Health Care Reform (ACA)

Many employers are implementing wellness programs for their employees as health care reform has made wellness programs more desirable.

Wellness Program Guidance Issued

BAS
06.06.2013
Health Care Reform (ACA)

As discussed in prior News to Use articles, many employers implement wellness programs to increase worker productivity and decrease health care costs. The Departments of ...

Employers Implement Wellness Programs

BAS
09.05.2013
HR & Benefits Compliance

More and more employers are implementing wellness programs in an attempt to contain health care costs. CVS Caremark has recently made headlines for requiring all of its ...

Guidance on Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans

BAS
27.12.2012
Health Care Reform (ACA)

The government recently released new guidance in the form of proposed regulations addressing when a wellness program will be considered discriminatory. Wellness programs ...

Wellness Program's ADA Implications

BAS
27.09.2012
HR & Benefits Compliance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit recently held in Seff v. Broward County that a wellness program complied with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) safe ...

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