Employers could take a tax credit per employee for offering a wellness program or gym membership under legislation introduced by Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa). Harkin, who recently announced he won’t...

The Americans With Disabilities Act allows employers to have wellness programs so long as employees are not forced to take medical examinations or to answer questions about possible disabilities. That...

Think it’s easy to get an $800K break on health premiums? Well, for one county in Florida, it kind of sounds like it was. The lowest health insurance bid Marion County received for 2013 was from...

The most effective way to control rising healthcare costs is still to implement a wellness program. But what is it specifically your program should be doing? Health Fairs Direct, a corporate health and...

Want to get  your deskbound employees moving and more healthy? Then you should consider starting what workplace wellness experts call “instant recess.” Anyone who has a desk job–and...

If anything’s working to control healthcare cost increases today, it’s wellness programs. But they can quickly turn into money pits if you make one of the classic mistakes. Wellness program...

There’s one question many companies aren’t asking that could pinpoint who would benefit most from your wellness program. The question: How stressed are you? The Mayo Clinic asked 13,198 employees...

While some companies bring in outside wellness vendors to analyze their programs, most don’t have that luxury. But employers can do their own analysis. These 10 questions will tell you how healthy your...