Are Employers Legally Required to Implement Workplace Wellness Programs? December 2022
In this webinar, we will discuss ERISA fiduciary duty and whether employers have a fiduciary duty to implement wellness programs that could potentially save the group health plan money. The session will cover basic legal principles involving ERISA law and then apply those concepts to workplace wellness to determine if wellness program stakeholders can advocate for employer investment in workplace wellness as a legal duty of the employer.
When it comes to building your worksite wellness program, do you know which types of incentives are permissible, which laws impact wellness program design and implementation, and how health reform, federal guidance and court cases will continue to change the rules for wellness?
Wellness Law Attorney, Barbara Zabawa, has partnered with WELCOA to provide best practices every month when it comes to the legal landscape of your wellness program.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about ERISA fiduciary duty
- Explore how ERISA fiduciary duty may obligate employers to offer workplace wellness programs as part of responsible group health plan management
- Understand to which workplace wellness programs this possible legal duty would apply
