The big news, of course, is the new smackdown on misguided efforts to bribe, cajole, or fine employees into losing weight. Technically the article came out last week but this weekly feature (we’ll see how long this lasts) on They Said What only started this week.
Meanwhile…
- Employees may know enough to buckle their seat belts following decades of HRAs telling them to, but they apparently don’t know much about their own insurance
- Likewise, open enrollment preparation seems to be falling behind previous years, no doubt due to the complexity of the offerings
- The EEOC deadline is fast approaching and NPR/Kaiser Health News reports that many companies are not prepared. Is your wellness program design EEOC-compatible? Only a minority of registrants in our recent webinar with Connect Health Collaboration and the Memphis Business Group on Health answered “yes.”
They Said What? 