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EEOC needs to revisit workplace wellness programs rule, judge says

The EEOC failed to justify its 30% cap on cost incentives workers participating in wellness programs, a judge has ruled.

By C. Ryan Barber | Updated on August 28, 2017
The EEOC failed to justify its 30% cap on cost incentives workers participating in wellness programs, a judge has ruled. (Photo: AP)

A federal judge on Tuesday sent the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission back to the drawing board on regulations for increasingly popular workplace wellness programs, ruling in part that the agency failed to justify its 30 percent cap on cost incentives for participating workers.

AARP challenged the rule in October, arguing it would allow employers to illegally access private health information and potentially use that data in a discriminatory manner.

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