Tag: wellness program

January 22, 2020

Wellness programs have long been touted as a way to control health care costs by helping employees kick bad habits such as smoking and unhealthy diets and adopt better ones, thus reducing expenses for treating chronic diseases. Questions linger, however, […]

October 2, 2019

Many employers strive to support pregnant workers, yet the rate of premature births and maternal deaths is on the rise and the infant-mortality rate in the United States is among the highest in the world. This has led the March […]

March 25, 2019

In the past few years, there’s been an explosion of employers – of all sizes and from all business sectors – looking to start wellness programs to contain their long-term health costs. And when wellness programs are conceived and carried […]

January 16, 2019

New year, new rules. At least for companies with workplace wellness programs. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s incentive rule — which dictated that wellness programs are considered voluntary if the incentive or penalty was no more than 30 percent of […]

November 1, 2018

An organization is only as strong as its people, so in order to operate at its best, employees need to be at their best. That’s where a good wellness program can really make a difference. In today’s environment of 24-hour […]

September 5, 2017

Every small business has different needs, so when you’re crafting a wellness program for your business, make the perfect one for your employees’ needs. Use tools to figure out what your employees are looking for to make a program that […]

January 10, 2017

Lyndsey Morash was working at a long-hour, high-stress job in Boston in 2012. Meanwhile, she was also taking classes to become a certified yoga instructor. She soon started a business based on her experiences as an employee and a yoga […]