Employee Wellness Program Notices Required Under New Rules

An employee wellness program, also called a “worksite wellness program”, is intended to promote and support employee health, safety, and well-being and “increase productivity, boost morale, and reduce stress”. Following a handful of discrimination lawsuits relating to these programs, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued two new rules under the Americans with Disabilities…

Independent Contractor vs. Employee Test

With the seemingly endless claims surrounding employee misclassification (think Uber, Lyft, and the now out-of-business HomeJoy), many employers are understandably cautious about how they classify their workers. Unfortunately, there is no single test that enables an employer to quickly or easily determine whether an individual can/should be hired as an independent contractor/consultant/freelancer or as an…