A cornucopia of wellness information for employers!
UPDATE (Dec. 7, 2015): The EEOC has extended the comment period on its proposed GINA-wellness rule by 30 days. The new comment deadline is January 28, 2016. Earlier this month, I had a relatively short...
View ArticleWho was naughty, and who was nice in employment law this year
Who's been naughty and who's been nice in labor and employment law? Here are my picks for 2015. Feel free to add your own in the comments. NAUGHTY! The National Labor Relations Board, for being naughty...
View ArticleIs obesity a "per se" disability? One court says no.
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled this week that obesity is not a "disability" within the meaning of the Americans with Disabilities Act -- even as amended in 2009 --...
View ArticleToo many RULES, man!
"Do this, don't do that, can't you read the rules . . ."* Of course, the mega-topic this week was the U.S. Department of Labor's Final Rule on white-collar exemptions to the overtime provisions of the...
View ArticleEEOC issues wellness disclosure form, Q and A
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a sample "wellness notice" that employers can give to employees before they are asked to provide medical information in connection with...
View ArticleWhat is "voluntary"? Thoughts about the AARP wellness lawsuit against the EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is only the latest in a string of federal agencies who've been sued recently in an effort to stop their regulations from taking effect. We have the two...
View ArticleCourt won't block EEOC's wellness rules -- for now.
A federal judge in the District of Columbia has denied the AARP's request for a preliminary injunction against the wellness rules issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last May. As a...
View ArticleEEOC asks court to throw out wellness lawsuit filed by AARP
I've written here and here about the lawsuit filed by the AARP against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, seeking to invalidate the EEOC regulations relating to wellness programs and the...
View ArticleWOW! Court invalidates EEOC wellness rules
I've written about the AARP's challenge to the wellness rules issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission here, here, and here.Today, the court granted the AARP's motion for summary judgment...
View ArticleAARP's wellness win against the EEOC: The "law nerd" version
(You've been warned.)As I reported Tuesday, a federal judge has ruled that the wellness regulations issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are invalid. Judge John D. Bates of the...
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