Many employers have established wellness programs to promote employee health and, in doing so, help counter the ever increasing costs associated with employer-sponsored health benefit plans. Often employers want to establish programs that provide employees with incentives to achieve certain health outcomes, such as smoking cessation or weight loss. Employers must exercise caution in creating

While the use of wellness programs may be desirable to help save health plan costs and improve employee health, care should be taken to ensure that the program is designed to comply with all applicable laws.

In addition, prior to implementation, the composition of the workforce and potential for adverse impacts against different multigenerational members

In this month’s Take 5 newsletter, I share my thoughts regarding five important issues that TMT companies should consider as they shape their employee benefits programs.  Below is an excerpt:

The workplace that we know today is rapidly changing. Competition for highly skilled workers is fierce, employees have become more mobile (due, in part, to