A HEAL Advisory published by Epstein Becker Green was mentioned in The National Law Review, in “The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 4: EEOC v. Honeywell and the Future of Wellness Programs,” by Alden J. Bianchi.
Following is an excerpt:
We understand that the EEOC has opened up a formal investigation of the Honeywell wellness program, which will likely take some time to resolve. The EEOC has also announced that it will issue proposed regulations “implementing the final [HIPAA] rules concerning wellness program incentives” as early as February 2015. While the prospect of rulemaking is a welcome development, we fully expect that the Honeywell matter will end up back in Federal Court, absent a change of heart on the part of the EEOC. Frank C. Morris, Jr., August Emil Huelle, and Adam C. Solander of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. have penned a thoughtful analysis of how employers might proceed in the interim.