Susan K. Lessack Quoted in Human Resource Executive Article, 'EEOC Rule Clarifies Wellness Programs'
Pepper Hamilton partner Susan K. Lessack was quoted in the May 26, 2016 Human Resource Executive article, "EEOC Rule Clarifies Wellness Programs."
Overall, wellness programs must be reasonably designed to promote employee health, says Susan Lessack, a partner at Pepper Hamilton in Berwyn, Pa.
"HR can now feel comfortable structuring a wellness program that offers an inducement of up to 30 percent," says Lessack. "There was a fear that there would be more of a gap between what the EEOC would say and what HIPAA regulations say. Now there's clarity on the EEOC's position."
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