by Rory Akers, JD | December 19, 2018 | ADA, DOL, EEOC, GINA, Wellness, Workplace Wellness
As the year draws to a close and we prepare to welcome 2019, recent litigation involving workplace wellness programs provides important reminders about how these programs should be structured and administered. Department of Labor actively auditing for wellness...
by Lisa L. Carlson | April 3, 2017 | ADA, Compliance Services, EEOC, GINA, HIPAA, Wellness
Numerous articles have reported that a recent bill passed by the House Education and Workforce Committee – the Preserving Employee Wellness Plans Act (H.R. 1313) – would allow employers to obtain genetic information about their employees which had not previously been...
by Ed Fensholt | August 22, 2014 | ADA, Wellness
This week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued a Wisconsin employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for levying too significant a penalty on an employee for declining to participate in a health plan-related health risk assessment....
