Final Regulations for Wellness Plans Limit Incentives at 30%
| posted in BlogThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released final regulations for employer-sponsored wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. The final rules take effect at the start of 2017 and affect all wellness plans for employees and their family members, even those plans that don’t also require enrollment in a health plan. The final rules cover: • The amount and type of incentives employers can offer. • Notice requirements. • The definition of voluntary. • Protection of medical information that the plans collect. Here we look at the new rules: Incentives Under…
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