A federal judge in Illinois refused this week to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act based on a "voluntary" wellness program. Employers should review their ...

Here are seven things to know about the final rules. 1. The rules were finalized Monday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 2. Under the rules, employers may set financial rewards — or ...

Employers should be less concerned about their return on investment when they consider launching an employee wellness program, according to Bank of America Senior Vice President of Employee Benefits ...

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The American College of Physicians has offered ethical guidelines for using incentives to promote personal responsibility for health. If you're running a wellness program at your organization, this is ...

Drexel University and its employee wellness program, A Healthier U, has for the third year in a row received recognition from Springbuk as one of the 100 healthiest workplaces in America! This award ...

Human Resources reminds benefits-eligible employees (and spouses covered on a Purdue health plan) on the West Lafayette, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Northwest campuses that there’s still time to earn ...

Promising workers lower health insurance premiums for losing weight did nothing to help them take off the pounds, a recent study found. At the end of a year, obese workers had lost less than 1.5 ...

At a time where personal fitness devices track everything from heart rate to sleep quality, employers are increasingly integrating wearable technology — like Fitbits, Apple Watches, and Oura Rings — ...

How long has your worksite wellness program been in place? Seven years. Why did your company begin a wellness program? To create and maintain a healthy culture and worksite environment; improve the ...

According to a study published last month in Health Affairs, wellness programs linked to health plan enrollment don’t seem to lower overall healthcare costs, however, they have been shown to reduce ...

RALEIGH -- The state employee health-insurance plan is eliminating a wellness-incentives program in part to cut costs because the plan is struggling financially. The N.C. State Health Plan announced ...