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Diabetes Prevention Works and Medicare is Expan...

In 2011 the YMCA received a Health Care Innovation Award grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand its diabetes prevention program to prediabetic Medicare recipients. The...

Diabetes Prevention Works and Medicare is Expan...

In 2011 the YMCA received a Health Care Innovation Award grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to expand its diabetes prevention program to prediabetic Medicare recipients. The...

What Personal Health Information can a Wellness...

For many wellness vendors, a key component of a corporate wellness program is client reporting and evaluation of the program. A legal question often tied up in that reporting component...

What Personal Health Information can a Wellness...

For many wellness vendors, a key component of a corporate wellness program is client reporting and evaluation of the program. A legal question often tied up in that reporting component...

The Penalties and Risks of Noncompliance with W...

With all the concern about complying with various workplace wellness laws, it would be useful to know what is at stake if a company fails to comply. In a nutshell,...

The Penalties and Risks of Noncompliance with W...

With all the concern about complying with various workplace wellness laws, it would be useful to know what is at stake if a company fails to comply. In a nutshell,...

Workplace Wellness Lessons from the Fair Labor ...

Whether wellness activities take place “off the clock” can lead to compliance questions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state workers’ compensation laws.  Read about those issues here.

Workplace Wellness Lessons from the Fair Labor ...

Whether wellness activities take place “off the clock” can lead to compliance questions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state workers’ compensation laws.  Read about those issues here.

Be Wary of Overbroad Medical Releases for Fitne...

In a recent settlement with the EEOC, Cummins Power Generation paid $87,000 to resolve a disability lawsuit that involved an overbroad medical release form used by a fitness-for-duty vendor.  The...

Be Wary of Overbroad Medical Releases for Fitne...

In a recent settlement with the EEOC, Cummins Power Generation paid $87,000 to resolve a disability lawsuit that involved an overbroad medical release form used by a fitness-for-duty vendor.  The...

ADA Notice vs. GINA Authorization

The final rules released by the EEOC regarding the applicability of the ADA and GINA to workplace wellness programs include provisions relating to issuing notice to employees when collecting their...

ADA Notice vs. GINA Authorization

The final rules released by the EEOC regarding the applicability of the ADA and GINA to workplace wellness programs include provisions relating to issuing notice to employees when collecting their...