The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invalidated the EEOC’s final regulations on the operation of voluntary wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information...more
8/24/2017
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Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Genetic Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Incentives ,
Popular ,
Wellness Programs
The EEOC’s attack on employee wellness programs as unlawful under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) that began in 2014 with three lawsuits, and continued with...more
9/26/2016
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HRA ,
Safe Harbors ,
Summary Judgment ,
Wellness Programs
On May 16, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued final regulations governing the treatment of wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information...more
5/23/2016
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Incentives ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Wellness Programs
On April 18, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a proposed rule on the treatment of employer wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The proposed rule amends the ADA...more
5/15/2015
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
BMI ,
Compliance ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GINA ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
PPOs ,
Privacy Laws ,
Title II ,
Wellness Programs