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In Case You Missed It – Key 2021 Employee Benefits Topics
This year is off to a fast start and plan sponsors might find their heads spinning as they try to keep track of rapidly developing employee benefits legislation and guidance. We periodically consolidate key newsletters and blog posts to help … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Health & Welfare Plans, Health Care Reform, Qualified Retirement Plans
| Tagged COBRA, Consolidated Appropriations Act, multiemployer plan, wellness program
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Wellness Program Incentives – New Year, New EEOC Proposed Rules
For years we have been trying to understand how the EEOC regulates wellness programs. Although we still do not have a complete picture, we are getting closer with the EEOC’s new Notices of Proposed Rulemaking on wellness programs under the … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Health & Welfare Plans, Health Care Reform
| Tagged ADA, EEOC, medical, regulations, wellness, wellness program
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EEOC Final Rules on Wellness Programs and the ADA – Worth the Wait?
On May 16, 2016, the EEOC issued final rules that explain how the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to employer sponsored wellness programs. Although some may welcome the guidance, others may be frustrated because the rules are somewhat inconsistent … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Health & Welfare Plans, Health Care Reform
| Tagged ADA, disability, EEOC, employee health programs, final regulation, final rule, flambeau, incentives, medical examinations, Seff, voluntary, wellness, wellness program
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A Wellness Win for Employers, But Will it Last?
As explained in our April 21, 2015 and May 9, 2015 blog posts, wellness programs that are part of a group health plan are subject to the HIPAA nondiscrimination rules, and other state and federal laws including, but not limited … Continue reading
Posted in Employee Benefits, Health & Welfare Plans
| Tagged ADA, ADA safe harbor, CBA, disability, EEOC, flambeau, Seventh Circuit, SPD, Supreme Court, wellness, wellness program
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