This webinar will cover what to consider when sponsoring a wellness program.

This webinar will:

• Describe wellness programs
• Briefly describe the laws and regulations that govern wellness programs
• Discuss how employers should approach different levels of wellness program involvement such as engaging with the carrier’s wellness program, offering a health risk assessment, and administering payroll deductions.
• Address how an employer can be compliant with wellness program regulations when an employer uses a carrier-provided wellness program
• Discuss the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s regulations regarding spousal consent when the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) applies to a wellness program
• Discuss the importance of having a bona fide wellness program if an employer implements a tobacco surcharge
• Provide sample language for a tobacco surcharge affidavit
• Discuss payroll deduction administration, such as applying a discount to an employee’s premium, changing premium amounts, and giving money back to employees based on their participation in the wellness program

This 60-minute intermediate level webinar will help employers understand how to administer wellness programs.