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EEOC Proposes New Incentive Limits for Workplace Wellness Programs

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/26/2021

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposed two new regulations on January 7 applying the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) to...more

Workplace Wellness Program Incentives Under Fire - Again

Pierce Atwood LLP on 9/6/2017

For years, employers have been trying to find the right incentives for employees to embrace wellness programs. If incentives are too meager, employees are not likely to participate. If they are weighted too heavily in favor...more

EEOC’s Wellness Program Rules in Doubt

Troutman Pepper on 9/6/2017

Q. Are the EEOC’s Wellness Program rules still valid? A. The ADA and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act both permit an employer to seek medical information as part of a wellness program if the employee...more

Court Directs EEOC to Reconsider Wellness Rules, Leaves Current Rules in Effect

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/30/2017

On Tuesday, August 22, the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the EEOC to revisit its controversial rules placing certain limits on employer-sponsored wellness programs under the Americans with...more

Well, Well, Wellness: DC Court Strikes Down EEOC Rules on Corporate Wellness Programs

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/30/2017

When is a financial incentive in an employee-sponsored wellness program so high that employees can’t afford not to participate—rendering the program no longer voluntary? Well (pun intended), the District Court for the...more

EEOC Must Reconsider its Wellness Regulations

Littler on 8/24/2017

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated the EEOC’s final regulations on the operation of voluntary wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information...more

Workplace Policy Institute Insider Report - December 2016

Littler on 12/5/2016

Littler's WPI Insider Report details key labor, employment, and benefits news and events at the federal, state, local, and global levels. The December edition of the Insider Report discusses recent efforts to block...more

Hot Topics in Employer Health Benefits

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/28/2016

As we start looking forward to 2017, and as many employers head into annual enrollment periods this fall, employers need to be aware of recent changes in the law that have a significant impact on health benefit plans. This...more

The EEOC's View of Wellness Programs

Troutman Pepper on 7/29/2016

The EEOC’s regulations allayed many concerns over the permissible level of incentives/penalties, as well as the challenge of dealing with inconsistent requirements under the various laws. Originally published in The HR...more

EEOC Issues Sample Wellness Program ADA Notice

Franczek P.C. on 6/17/2016

As discussed in a prior alert, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued final rules providing guidance on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information...more

EEOC Issues Final Rules on Employer Wellness Programs

Troutman Pepper on 5/31/2016

With the final rules, the EEOC tried to harmonize, to some extent, its new regulations with the existing HIPAA/ACA regulations. On May 17, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued long-awaited...more

EEOC Issues Final Rules Under ADA and GINA on Wellness Programs

Stinson LLP on 5/25/2016

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued two final rules May 16, 2016 that guide employers on the manner with which their wellness programs that ask health-related questions and/or require participants to...more

EEOC Final Rules on Employer Wellness Programs: What Employers Need to Know

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/25/2016

Increasingly, more employers are offering workplace wellness programs to promote and encourage healthier lifestyles for their employees and to prevent disease. These programs often involve medical questionnaires, health risk...more

EEOC Finalizes Wellness Program Regulations

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/25/2016

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has published final regulations and a set of questions and answers on how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employer-sponsored wellness programs that offer...more

Wellness Programs May Need a Check-Up Following Recent EEOC Guidance

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on 5/20/2016

Many employers offer some type of “wellness program” to their employees as a way to improve employee health and reduce healthcare spending. Wellness programs can be called many different things, including “weight loss...more

Labor & Employment Advisory: ADA, GINA Wellness Regs Now Final

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 5/17/2016

Yesterday, the EEOC issued its final regulations providing guidance on wellness program incentives under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The ADA regulations address...more

Are Wellness Programs Worth It?

Pierce Atwood LLP on 7/29/2015

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Some Wellness Benefits are Taxable

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog on 5/15/2015

My colleagues blogged on recent wellness guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the three agencies charged with enforcing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Department of Treasury, the Department...more

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