News & Analysis as of September 20, 2024

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

What's In Those Proposed Wellness Regs?

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/15/2021

Some Q and A. Last week (while I was on vacay), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued proposed regulations on wellness programs and the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Genetic Information...more

EEOC Proposes Regulatory Clarification on the Application of the ADA to Employer Wellness Program Incentives

Blank Rome LLP on 5/21/2015

Action Item: Employers who already have, or are considering implementing, wellness programs that involve cost-sharing reductions or other financial incentives for participants should carefully review their programs given the...more

What’s Up With Wellness Programs Anyway?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/14/2015

My personal interest in employer wellness programs increased a few months ago when my wife and I were offered significant health insurance premium savings through her employer by participating in such a program. We completed...more

EEOC Issues Proposed Regulations On Wellness Programs

King & Spalding on 5/4/2015

Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) officially published proposed regulations that provide employers guidance on implementing wellness programs that comply with the Americans with Disabilities...more

EEOC Proposes Rules for Employer Wellness Programs

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 5/4/2015

In response to the increasing cost of providing group health coverage, employers have begun encouraging their employees to participate in wellness programs with the goal of improving overall employee health and reducing...more

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