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Obama Admin Sues Companies Who Pay For Wellness Programs
Posted by:
Gerrymanderturd
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Date: November 29, 2014 10:43AM
Only with a Democrat President and a Democrat-written health care law could this become a reality.
"Company-paid wellness programs aim to control healthcare costs by reducing smoking, obesity, hypertension and other risk factors that can lead to expensive illnesses. A bipartisan provision in the 2010 healthcare reform law allows employers to reward workers who participate and penalize those who don't.
But recent lawsuits filed by the administration's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), challenging the programs at Honeywell International and two smaller companies, have thrown the future of that part of Obamacare into doubt."
Unbelievable, yet true.
https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-u-ceos-threaten-pull-tacit-obamacare-support-120556143--sector.html
"Company-paid wellness programs aim to control healthcare costs by reducing smoking, obesity, hypertension and other risk factors that can lead to expensive illnesses. A bipartisan provision in the 2010 healthcare reform law allows employers to reward workers who participate and penalize those who don't.
But recent lawsuits filed by the administration's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), challenging the programs at Honeywell International and two smaller companies, have thrown the future of that part of Obamacare into doubt."
Unbelievable, yet true.
https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-u-ceos-threaten-pull-tacit-obamacare-support-120556143--sector.html
Re: Obama Admin Sues Companies Who Pay For Wellness Programs
Posted by:
Not So Fast
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Date: November 29, 2014 11:57AM
Did you even read that article? It's not as simple as you'd like to make it. Excerpt...
"Typically, participation means filling out detailed health questionnaires, undergoing medical screenings, and in some cases attending weight-loss or smoking-cessation programs.
One of the arguments presented in the lawsuit against three employers is that requiring medical testing violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
That 1990 law, according to employment-law attorney Joseph Lazzarotti of Jackson Lewis P.C. in Morristown, N.J., largely prohibits requiring medical tests as part of employment.
"You can't make medical inquiries unless it's consistent with job-necessity, or part of a voluntary wellness program," he said.
The lawsuits are based on the view that it is no longer voluntary if employees face up to $4,000 in penalties for non-participation, loss of insurance or even their jobs."
Do you want your employer to mandate health tests and have access to your medical history? Do you want your employer to penalize you for not participating? I sure don't.
"Typically, participation means filling out detailed health questionnaires, undergoing medical screenings, and in some cases attending weight-loss or smoking-cessation programs.
One of the arguments presented in the lawsuit against three employers is that requiring medical testing violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
That 1990 law, according to employment-law attorney Joseph Lazzarotti of Jackson Lewis P.C. in Morristown, N.J., largely prohibits requiring medical tests as part of employment.
"You can't make medical inquiries unless it's consistent with job-necessity, or part of a voluntary wellness program," he said.
The lawsuits are based on the view that it is no longer voluntary if employees face up to $4,000 in penalties for non-participation, loss of insurance or even their jobs."
Do you want your employer to mandate health tests and have access to your medical history? Do you want your employer to penalize you for not participating? I sure don't.
Re: Obama Admin Sues Companies Who Pay For Wellness Programs
Posted by:
LOL...
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Date: November 29, 2014 12:16PM
Not So Fast Wrote:
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> Did you even read that article?
Goobers don't bother with that sort of stuff. Why try to learn things when the propagandists will simply tell you what to believe. Big time-saver.
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> Did you even read that article?
Goobers don't bother with that sort of stuff. Why try to learn things when the propagandists will simply tell you what to believe. Big time-saver.
Re: Obama Admin Sues Companies Who Pay For Wellness Programs
Posted by:
Gerry Man-Turd
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Date: November 29, 2014 12:17PM
If it gets rid of the fatties, mentals, smokers and conspiracy theorists in my office, I'm all for it.
Re: Obama Admin Sues Companies Who Pay For Wellness Programs
Posted by:
Brush up on skills
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Date: November 29, 2014 12:34PM
Gerry Man-Turd Wrote:
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> If it gets rid of the fatties, mentals, smokers and
> conspiracy theorists in my office, I'm all for it.
You'll enjoy life on UI benefits.
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> If it gets rid of the fatties, mentals, smokers and
> conspiracy theorists in my office, I'm all for it.
You'll enjoy life on UI benefits.