Challenge your Worksite Wellness Policy - An overview of HIPAA, ADA, ACA, GINA, ERISA and more

Why Should You Attend:

Does your company offer an Employee Wellness Program? Employee wellness programs, if done correctly can be a win-win for employers, employees, and safety professionals, insurance carrier and other parties involved. Conversely, if your company’s wellness program is not set up correctly it can spell trouble for you, no matter how well-meaning you may have been in setting up that program. Why is that? First if your Wellness Program is connected to a Group Health Insurance Plan, you will probably have requirements you must meet under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). But that’s not all. The EEOC in May issued final rules regarding the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).

Join us in this training and learn how to set up your Employee Wellness Program to get the maximum benefit and avoid the pitfalls.

Areas Covered in the Webinar:

• HIPAA Rules/Obligations:
• Participatory v. Health Contingent Programs
• Nondiscrimination Rules, Exceptions
• ACA changes to HIPAA rules on wellness programs.
• EEOC’s ADA regulations
• Reason for new rules: EEOC’s past stance unclear, little enforcement.
• What programs are covered
• Meaning of “voluntary” participation
• ADA Underwriting Safe Harbor
• Financial Incentives
• Confidentiality
• Other ADA Requirements.
• EEOC’s GINA regulations:
• Definitions:
• “Genetic Information”
• “Underwriting Purposes”
• “Voluntary”
• “Reasonably Designed”
• Employee Health Risk Assessments and GINA
• Spousal Health Risk Assessments and GINA
• GINA Title II Issues (Insurance)
• Additional rules
• Interaction with HIPAA
• Other Considerations:
• Workers’ Comp Issues
• Dual Capacity Exception
• Workplace Safety Issues – Can/should you combine with a workplace safety program?
• Occupational Diseases – if applicable?
• ERISA
• COBRA
• ADEA
• Title VII
• FLSA
• Affordable Care Act
• Common Pitfalls

Who Will Benefit:

• CEO
• COO
• CFO
• HIPAA Officers
• Healthcare Officers
• OSHA Officers
• Privacy Officers
• Benefits Administrators
• Compensation Specialists
• HR Professionals
• In-House Healthcare Counsel

Instructor Profile:

Janette Levey Frisch is an attorney with over 20 years’ of legal experience. Ms. Frisch, owner of The Emplawyerologist Firm, is on a mission: to help employers stay in compliance and out of court. Her extensive areas of expertise include federal and state anti-discrimination laws, FMLA, ADA, wage and hour issues, I-9’s, criminal background checks, employment agreements, terminations, and a myriad other challenges impacting employers today. Ms. Frisch worked as in-house counsel in the temporary staffing industry for almost nine years prior to starting her own practice.

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