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May 15

IRS Alert: Account-Based Plans Cannot Pay for Personal Wellness Expenses

The IRS has issued an alert reminding taxpayers and health FSAs, HRAs, HSAs, and MSAs administrators that personal expenses for general...

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Mar 8, 2021

EEOC Vaccine Incentive Guidance and Withdrawal of Proposed Wellness Incentive Rules

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it is withdrawing its January 2021 proposed rules regarding...

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Jan 14, 2021

Proposed Wellness Rules Released

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has re-proposed regulations addressing incentive limits that can be offered for...

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Jun 30, 2020

New Wellness Rules Expected from EEOC

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has decided that it will consider a new proposed rule addressing what level of...

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Oct 2, 2018

Important Wellness Regulation Update for 2019

Recent federal court action has called to question federal regulations related to requirements for wellness programs that ask...

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Jan 27, 2017

Wellness Programs – Compliance Challenges and Future Enforcement

Designing compliant wellness programs, that both encourage healthy employee lifestyles and comply with various laws, continues to be a...

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Dec 18, 2014

EEOC Lawsuits - Implications for Wellness Programs

Many employers offer compliant wellness programs under their group health plans, and use health risk assessment (HRA) and biometric...

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May 9, 2013

Affordability and Minimum Value Rules Released

The agencies have released new rules related to “affordability” and “minimum value” (MV) for employer-sponsored health coverage. The...

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Dec 3, 2012

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Wellness Program Complies with ADA

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a lower court decision that a wellness program that requires employees...

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Nov 28, 2012

New Rules Released on Healthcare Reform Provisions

Last week the Obama administration released new proposed rules on employer-based wellness programs, essential health benefits, and...

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Nov 15, 2011

GINA Concerns for Employers Providing Spouse Incentives to Complete Health Assessments

Recently, at least one regional office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), has raised the concern that offering...

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Aug 9, 2011

Wellness Incentives - Tax and Compliance Considerations

In an age of increased health risk awareness and ever-increasing health care costs, programs that promote wellness have become an...

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Jan 3, 2011

More Agency FAQs Issued on Health Care Reform

The agencies have jointly issued another set of FAQs (Part V) on the implementation of health care reform, mental health parity, and...

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Oct 11, 2010

ENSURING COMPLIANCE OVER HEALTH AND WELLNESS PLANS

Wellness Plans Over the past several years health and wellness programs have become increasingly popular with employers as a way to...

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Jul 29, 2010

Wellness Gets a Boost

Beginning in 2014, under the new health reform law employers can offer increased incentives to employees who participate in a wellness...

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