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Labor & Employment Symposium - Topics: Remote Work; Handling Leaves of Absence; Vaccination Incentives Under Wellness Programs
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PODCAST: Wellness Program Compliance Update
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I-22- The Benefits of Benefits: A Roundtable Discussion on Trending Benefits Issues for 2018
Employment Law This Week®: Extended Leave Not Covered Under ADA, Wellness Program Regulations, Proposed Cybersecurity Regulations, New Travel Restrictions
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Employment Law This Week: Discrimination Claims, Employee Wellness Notice, Persuader Rule, Pin Ban
Employment Law This Week: Record Whistleblower Award, Union Election Rules, Wellness Program Rewards, Mixed-Guard Units
The Latest Legal Developments Involving Wellness Programs
What's Next in Employee Wellness: Impact of the Affordable Care Act and New EEOC Initiatives
For companies developing digital health products, wearables, or software-enabled devices, FDA’s latest guidance updates provide important clarification on how certain products may fall within, or outside, FDA oversight....more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") recently issued updated final guidance documents on general wellness products and clinical decision support ("CDS") software, reflecting a pro-innovation and risk-based regulatory...more
I'm just going to come right out with it. Something no psychologist, psychiatrist, researcher, professor, author, or speaker ever says. Something many behavioral-health specialists dance around. It's simple, really. I didn't...more
On January 6, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published revised, final versions of its guidance documents on general wellness products and clinical decision support (CDS) software, superseding the prior versions...more
In this episode, Lauren Carboni, co-chair of Foley’s Health Care Litigation Area of Focus, is joined by Chanda Hinton, Founder and Executive Director of The Chanda Center for Health, a pioneering nonprofit dedicated to...more
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles, Amanda Raad and Nitish Upadhyaya from Ropes & Gray’s Insights Lab welcome Annastiina Hintsa, CEO of Hintsa Performance. The conversation examines the relationship between...more
In Williams v. Bally Management Group, LLC, the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island became the first court to grant a motion to dismiss in a class action challenging Bally Management Group’s (Bally) tobacco...more
Last year, we notified employers about recently filed class action lawsuits related to wellness programs that impose a “smoker’s surcharge” on employee health plan premiums. We are now revisiting that litigation ahead of 2026...more
Last week’s post gave me an opportunity to share my thoughts on how choosing to lead a business with a gratitude mindset can have a remarkably positive impact on the company’s performance, as well as on the people who work...more
Generally, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) prohibits discrimination based on a plan participant’s health status-related factor, such as a medical condition, medical history, or genetic information....more
As discussed in a previous Holland & Knight alert, there has been a recent uptick in Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) class actions challenging employers' tobacco-free wellness programs. Plaintiffs in...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we're discussing how you can regroup, triage, and get the most out of the final weeks before law school exams. In this episode we discuss: >Preparing outlines and...more
Trick or Treat? Court Finds ERISA Fiduciary Breach in ESG Investing Case, But Says No to Monetary Damages- A Texas district court recently ruled in Spence v. American Airlines that American Airlines’ focus on environmental,...more
Being a leader is hard. We talk about it often, yet many leaders find themselves isolated and burning out before they even recognize it. Day-to-day challenges like managing competing deadlines, navigating different...more
Earlier this summer, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) “click-to-cancel” rule was overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, just days before the new rule was set to go into effect. According to the...more
Employers are facing a surge in class action lawsuits challenging health plan premium surcharges imposed on smokers and other tobacco users, commonly referred to as “smoker surcharges.” Earlier this year Bass Pro Shops agreed...more
Join Williams Mullen for our hybrid 2025 Benefits Forum, where our attorneys will examine how emerging trends and recent legislative developments have created new opportunities for employers to design benefits that meet the...more
Genetic information may not be the first thing that comes to mind when employers think about workplace discrimination. However, federal law provides protections for employees based on their genetic information and that of...more
In July 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to WHOOP, Inc. (WHOOP), asserting that the company is marketing its wearable blood pressure product, or Blood Pressure Insights (BPI), in the...more
For years, women’s health was often siloed into OB/GYN care and absent from mainstream investment theses, but that landscape is changing. New platforms and care models are addressing women’s health in a more comprehensive...more
Patrick Krill is a lawyer, addiction counselor, and founder of Krill Strategies—a consulting firm dedicated to improving mental health and well-being in the legal profession. Patrick is widely recognized as a leading...more
Several new lawsuits have been filed recently alleging that employers violated HIPAA’s non-discrimination rule by charging higher health insurance premiums to employees who use tobacco products. ...more
Recently, companies have seen a spate of class action lawsuits challenging the legality of tobacco cessation wellness programs and related tobacco surcharges imposed by their employer-sponsored health benefit plans....more
Employee health and wellness directly influence workers’ compensation costs, especially when comorbid conditions are involved. Implementing targeted wellness programs can help HR leaders reduce these costs and improve overall...more
A July 14, 2025 U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) warning letter to a prominent wellness product and services company offers a blunt reminder that medical device requirements cannot be waived or overlooked merely because...more