There are few signs that American employers have given up on the wellness trend, hoping that workplace-sponsored health and fitness-positive measures will not only produce happier and healthier employees, but also strategically reduce or maintain health care expenditures.
The wellness climate has changed in the last year, however, with a flurry of lawsuits questioning the legality of financial incentives (or penalties) for employees who take part or fail to meet standards set out in corporate wellness offerings. And benefits decision-makers at companies of all sizes continue to struggle with the notion of financially justifying their wellness dollars, as wellness ROI is still exceptionally elusive, save for hard reductions in insurance premiums.
