Tuesday, June 1, 2021
For years (and we do mean years), the EEOC has waffled about whether incentives were permissible in connection with a medical inquiry under a voluntary wellness program. Friday, the EEOC issued its most recent pronouncement on the topic, this time related to incentives for COVID-19 vaccinations.
The ADA prohibits employers from requiring medical examinations or making “disability-related inquiries” except in very limited circumstances. One such exception is in the case of a voluntary wellness program. But it has never been clear what voluntary means in this situation. Is it voluntary if an incentive is provided?
A Brief Primer on Incentives and “Voluntary” Wellness Programs Under The ADA
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For years (and we do mean years), the EEOC has waffled about whether incentives were permissible in connection with a medical inquiry under a voluntary wellness program. Friday, the EEOC issued its most recent pronouncement on the topic, this time related to incentives for COVID-19 vaccinations.
The ADA prohibits employers from requiring medical examinations or making “disability-related inquiries” except in very limited circumstances. One such exception is in the case of a voluntary wellness program. But it has never been clear what voluntary means in this situation. Is it voluntary if an incentive is provided?
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District-of-columbia
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Medical-examinations
kevin mccarthy and mitch mcconnell back in control of the house and senate respectively. the inesta. the release of any final report would coincide with the beginning of midterm campaign season. there remains, however, another midterm intangible that cannot be avoidable by either party. two cases will be heard this fall by the supreme court which has been reshaped by three trump nominated justices. rulings will come on two of the most hotly contested issues in american politics. abortion and gun rights. here is a brief primer. the abortion cases seeks to overturn a fifth circuit court block of a mississippi state law enacted in 2018 which banned
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