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The FDA and WHOOP Debate Challenges the Line Between Wellness Products and Medical Devices

In July 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to WHOOP, Inc. (WHOOP), asserting that the company is marketing its wearable blood pressure product, or Blood Pressure Insights (BPI), in the...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

District Court to EEOC: Leave Wellness Enough Alone

A Wisconsin federal district court dismissed (with prejudice) a complaint by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that a company’s wellness program violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC...more

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UPDATE – What's On the Horizon for Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs and the EEOC in 2016?

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In this December 18, 2015, article, we discussed employer-sponsored wellness programs and the EEOC's apparent apprehension of them. The article referenced the EEOC's lawsuit against plastics manufacturer Flambeau, Inc. in...more

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Highly Anticipated Proposed EEOC Guidance May Force Design Changes on Existing Wellness Programs

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On Monday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") published much anticipated proposed regulations amending Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") regulations on employer wellness programs. Specifically, the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Quirky Question #247, An Update on Wellness Programs

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Question: Our company has been considering implementing financial incentives for employees to participate in biometric screening as part of an employee wellness program. Are there legal issues we should be...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Federal Judge Rejects EEOC's Attempt to Block Honeywell's Wellness Program

Last week, EmployNews reported a lawsuit filed against Honeywell by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission challenging a new wellness program the agency alleged violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the...more

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