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Guest Article by Brad Cooper, CEO of US Corporate Wellness The research is in, and it warrants an exclamation point! An effective employee wellness program will provide a 125-600% ROI or more through decreased health care, sick time and disability costs, as well as improved recruitment, retention and employee engagement…
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Tuesday, 25 October 2016 16:13
Does your Wellness Program Comply with the January 1st EEOC Final Wellness Rules?
Written by Juliet Fitzgibbons
On January 1, 2017, new wellness program rules from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) go into effect. These rules differ a bit from those under HIPAA and the ACA, so we recommend every employer review and revise their wellness program to ensure compliance, including new rules around incentives, new…
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Last month we wrote about mental health awareness in the workplace. This month we’d like to bring your attention to compliance surrounding mental health issues, and how not following proper procedure could cost your company profoundly. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against individuals with mental and emotional…
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The Fall River Team recently attended the annual Colorado Culture of Health conference, and the theme of mental health in the workplace was prevalent. It continues to be a taboo and uncomfortable topic that employers tend to avoid. However it’s becoming clear that employers can’t afford to take a hands-off…
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Guest Article by Brad Cooper, CEO of US Corporate Wellness The research is in, and it warrants an exclamation point! An effective employee wellness program will provide a 125-600% ROI or more through decreased health care, sick time and disability costs, as well as improved recruitment, retention and employee engagement…
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In November, we wrote about “The Attack on Employer Wellness Programs,” highlighting the recent legal cases brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Honeywell International and two other employers. If you haven’t read it, please click here. These lawsuits alleged that the employers’ incentives were so large that…
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Wednesday, 18 February 2015 09:03
The Well-less Dilemma: Why Your Wellness Program Takes Too Much Time, Doesn’t Engage Employees and Lacks ROI
Written by Kristen Russell
Guest Article by Brad Cooper, MSPT, MBA, CWC, the CEO of US Corporate Wellness If you’ve been in the Employee Benefits or Human Resources arena for more than a few minutes, you’ve likely experienced the “Well-less Dilemma.” This is the common situation where a wellness company representative comes into your…
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In the last few months, certain employer wellness programs have come under scrutiny by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Three lawsuits were filed against Honeywell International, Inc., Orion Energy Systems, and Flambeau, Inc. Honeywell’s case in particular is worth watching. The company recently changed its policy to offer employees…
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Tired of wellness programs that only get the healthy employees to participate? Want to create truly motivating incentives without breaking the bank? We highly recommend outcome-based wellness programs that incent individuals to actually achieve health standards such as losing weight or quitting smoking. Many wellness programs fail because they don’t…
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A fun way to encourage wellness in your company is to promote special events within your company such as the upcoming Bike to Work Day. This year’s event will take place on Wednesday, June 25th. . Biking to work in Colorado is a tradition. Last year’s Bike to Work Day…
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Tuesday, 25 February 2014 10:00
The Hidden Issue of Mental Health in the Workplace
Written by Tonya Young
Many of us made New Year’s Resolutions to lose weight, eat better, or work out more - all goals designed to improve our bodies. But how many of us included a resolution to keep our minds healthy? Probably not very many. Despite the lack of attention it gets, mental…
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If you haven’t already set the stage for your wellness program in 2014, now is a great time to begin! First, make sure you have the executive team’s buy in, not just lip service. Then, get your Wellness Committee together (you have one, don’t you?). Figure out what you want…
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Employers who are successfully increasing wellness participation, in turn actually reducing their healthcare costs, are doing so with the increased use of premium incentives.
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Deans Evans & Associates (DEA), the software developer behind Event Management Software®, is a thriving local company, Fall River client and also a four-time champion of the Corporate Challenge Bike to Work Day (BTWD).
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