Continuing his posts on wellness programs, my colleague Marc Herman fills us in on what’s the latest.
I return today with the second part of a two-part post on wellness programs.
Reference to my prior post is not to be braggadocious, but to remind you that both posts ought be read in tandem.
My colleague Marc Herman returns today to bring back the story of wellness programs and whether they will continue to pass legal muster. In the first post of a two-parter, Marc updates us on some litigation. Read on.
Here’s one for you: Did you hear the one about the employee that turned down the
Late last week, the EEOC released the proposed rules on wellness programs for employers. These long-awaited proposed rules will likely be adopted in full by this summer, after the public has 60 days to submit comments.
I talked about this in a post last fall and even in a post back in 2011. But now,
I’ve talked about wellness programs from time to time here on the blog. Robin Shea, on her great blog, first brought this up back in August. But since then, there are some new developments from the EEOC that employers should keep an eye out on.
Today, my colleague Marc Herman joins us for the first
So with the Supreme Court’s decision last week, there’s lots of other items that have slipped under the radar. (It’s Daylight Savings Time this Saturday, for example, which means spring is right around the corner.) Here’s some of things you might have missed:
At the CBIA Annual Meeting last night, I had the pleasure of hearing a keynote address by Elizabeth Teisberg, co-author of the book: Redefining Health Care: Creating a Value-Based Competition on Results. Her presentation focused on the importance of taking a comprehensive approach to health care reform — one that controls costs, improves patient outcomes and
There’s been a lot of talk of late of a "trend" beginning where employers are taking stock of employees health habits, particularly smoking. Some employers are even considering a "smoke screen", per this story and this followup as well. Some other background on employers and smoking policies can be found here, and here.