Wellness programs

Workplace flexibility and well-being programs should be tied together to increase the success of both benefits, according to Flex+Strategy Group CEO Cali Yost.

Plan sponsors have until Jan. 1, 2017 to comply with the final EEOC rules, which ban plan designs in which more generous insurance options are only available to employees who complete a health risk assessment or biometric screening.

Almost half of U.S. consumers are prepared to share biometric data with health insurers to receive discounts on premiums, according to a new wearables survey by Troubadour Research & Consulting.

Plan sponsors have until Jan. 1, 2017 to comply with the final EEOC rules, which ban plan designs in which more generous insurance options are only available to employees who complete a health risk assessment or biometric screening.

Pay and benefits are no longer enough to ensure employee engagement; employers must also consider worker well-being, says Reward Gateway’s Glenn Elliott.

ROI comes in many different forms and isn’t just a straight number, says Wellview Health’s CEO Geoff Duncan.

The hospitality company surveyed workers and found stress about money was a top concern, particularly for millennial employees.

In response, advisers point to gains in employee well-being and productivity, says Geoff Duncan.

There is new evidence that more closely ties periodontitis, better known as gum disease, to heart attacks and stroke.

The university partners with meQuilibrium for a wellness program to help workers develop coping skills.