Reminder: COVID-19 Vaccines and Employer Incentives
What’s an employer to do about it’s wellness programming respecting COVID-19 vaccinations? Exercise caution. This summer the EEOC provided guidance for employers on navigating the […]
EEOC Removes Affected Provisions of Wellness Incentive Rules from CFR
As previously reported, in 2017, a U.S. federal district court issued an order vacating the wellness plan incentive rules imposed under the Americans With Disabilities […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> FINAL REGULATIONS: ADA & GINA and Employer Sponsored Wellness Programs – Part 3
In our first two blogs regarding the newly issued ADA and GINA regulations, we discussed the ways in which the ADA constrains the use of […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> FINAL REGULATIONS: ADA & GINA and Employer Sponsored Wellness Programs – Part 2
This is the second in a series of blogs on the new final ADA and GINA rules for wellness programs. In our first blog, we […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;">H&W:</span> FINAL REGULATIONS: ADA & GINA and Employer Sponsored Wellness Programs – Part 1
The EEOC has issued final regulations on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) to employer […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> What is the GINA “Firewall” and Will It Protect You?
Question of the Week from Thomson Reuters QUESTION: We’ve heard that there is a “firewall” between GINA’s health insurance and employment nondiscrimination requirements. What […]
<span style="color: rgb(0, 119, 168); font-family: arial;"><b>H&W:</b></span> Final HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule
Final HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule: On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final rule modifying the Health Insurance Portability and […]