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It’s no secret why three in four large U.S. employers now offer wellness programs - they’re facing exploding healthcare benefits costs, an aging workforce, and an epidemic of obesity and other largely preventable diseases among their employees.
What is surprising, though, is how difficult it can be to manage these programs effectively:- Getting employees to sign up for - and stick with - wellness activities is a tough sell, especially if they’re more worried about their paychecks and job security than their waistlines
- Your senior managers don’t always recognize the value of your wellness programs
- Your current wellness activities may not comply with new federal and state laws aimed at protecting your workers’ healthcare and privacy rights
As 2010 approaches, it’s time for a serious check-up of your employee wellness programs.
Learning Objectives:- The latest trends and predictions for wellness programs in America’s workplaces - from wellness councils to disease management strategies
- Best practices for setting up and maintaining wellness programs to keep your employees healthy
- New strategies for motivating your workers to increase their wellness participation
- Which wellness incentives work, and which ones don’t help at all these days - from mugs and T-shirts to health insurance premium discounts
- Tips for balancing incentives to reward wellness progress with penalties for noncompliance
- How to deal with wellness issues that arise with your employees who smoke, who are overweight, or who have chronic medical conditions
- What you can do right now to generate more support and involvement from your senior managers
- How to measure the financial impact of your wellness programs (in ways that your CFO and accountants will understand)
- The most common reasons many current wellness programs violate federal ADA, COBRA, GINA, and HIPAA regulations (and even some state laws, such as smoker protection statutes)
About Your Speakers:
Anne Ciesla Bancroft, Esq., is a partner in the nationwide law firm Fox Rothschild, LLP. She practices in all areas of labor and employment law, ranging from defending employers in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies to counseling them in issues such as reductions in force, leaves and absences, discrimination and harassment claims, and un1ion negotiations. She drafts employee handbooks and policies, negotiates employment and severance agreements, and conducts workplace audits to assure employers’ compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Bancroft serves as managing editor of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s “Labor & Employment Law Quarterly,” and she produces her firm’s blog on workforce reductions and employee terminations. She earned her law degree from American University.
Mark Combs, REBC, RHU, CLU, CFA, CFP, ChFC, is vice president and a partner in Horne/Guest, a nationwide, multi-million-dollar employee benefit advisory practice based in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. His firm is one of the largest employee benefit advisory firms in the southeastern United States, counseling many successful employers and corporations around the country. He writes and speaks extensively on employee benefits trends and strategies, with an emphasis on helping employers get the maximum possible value from their benefits programs and automating benefits processes to make life easier for them. He earned his bachelor’s degrees from Wofford College.
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