What Does a ‘Voluntary’ Workplace Wellness Program Mean Anyway? June 2022

Many workplace wellness program designers have heard about the importance of designing a “voluntary” wellness program to avoid compliance risk. But do they really understand what that word means in a legal sense? The answer may surprise you. In this webinar, Barbara will discuss the laws that use the word voluntary, legal cases in which the word “voluntary” was at issue, and how workplace wellness program designers should really be thinking about that word to avoid violating workplace wellness program laws.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how to interpret the word “voluntary” in the workplace wellness context
• Be able to describe the federal laws that use the word voluntary
• Explain what types of wellness programs must comply with the “voluntary” requirement