Workplace Wellness and HR

Does the No Surprises Act Apply to Workplace Wellness Providers? Once Again, Group Health Plan Status Matters

Does the No Surprises Act Apply to Workplace We...

On December 27, 2020, in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA). The “No Surprises Act” was contained in that new law...

Does the No Surprises Act Apply to Workplace We...

On December 27, 2020, in the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA). The “No Surprises Act” was contained in that new law...

What Civil Rights Law Can Teach Workplace Welln...

Not too long ago I believed that no one would or could object to the primary goal of workplace wellness, which is to improve employee health through encouraging the adoption...

What Civil Rights Law Can Teach Workplace Welln...

Not too long ago I believed that no one would or could object to the primary goal of workplace wellness, which is to improve employee health through encouraging the adoption...

Employee Health Information: Who Can See What?

This month’s blog post addresses a popular question among workplace wellness program professionals: when can employers see individually identifiable health information of employees? Read More.

Employee Health Information: Who Can See What?

This month’s blog post addresses a popular question among workplace wellness program professionals: when can employers see individually identifiable health information of employees? Read More.

Why the EEOC Rules Shouldn’t Matter

Even when the EEOC finally publishes its wellness incentive rules under the ADA and GINA, whatever those rules say about incentives shouldn’t matter.  Read about it here.

Why the EEOC Rules Shouldn’t Matter

Even when the EEOC finally publishes its wellness incentive rules under the ADA and GINA, whatever those rules say about incentives shouldn’t matter.  Read about it here.

ADA Safe Harbor Loses Wellness Program Potentia...

On the same day that I blogged about the appellate oral argument in the Flambeau case, the district court in the EEOC v. Orion Energy case issued a decision and order.  Similar to the...

ADA Safe Harbor Loses Wellness Program Potentia...

On the same day that I blogged about the appellate oral argument in the Flambeau case, the district court in the EEOC v. Orion Energy case issued a decision and order.  Similar to the...

EEOC v. Flambeau Case Update

Just over a year after the US District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin decided in favor of wellness programs that require employees to pay 100% of their health...

EEOC v. Flambeau Case Update

Just over a year after the US District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin decided in favor of wellness programs that require employees to pay 100% of their health...