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New EEOC Updates

In this session, Barbara will discuss the details of the proposed EEOC wellness incentive rules, released on January 7, 2021. Now that language is available to review and analyze, it will be easier for Barbara to answer questions and explain what the new rules mean for workplace wellness incentives going forward.


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Legal Considerations When Adopting Onsite Clinics as Part of an Employee Wellness Program

This month’s webinar will explore the different legal issues that arise when employers adopt onsite clinics as part of their effort to improve employee health and wellness.


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Legal Issues With Telehealth as Part of a Wellness Program

Since COVID-19, government regulators have loosened restrictions on offering telehealth services to help expand access to health services. Barbara Zabawa, JD, MPH, will discuss in this session the current legal landscape of offering telehealth services and why telehealth is important for wellness companies and practitioners. Laws that will be covered include HIPAA, state licensure laws, insurance billing laws, among others.


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Mandating the Vaccine

With COVID-19 upending lives and workplaces worldwide, the anticipation of a vaccine is apparent. If and when one becomes available, what legal issues should employers and wellness programs consider going into 2021?


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Behavioral Health and Wellness (with Dr. John Weaver)

Join Barbara Zabawa and Dr. John Weaver in a discussion about legal challenges with returning to work as well as wellbeing challenges, particularly with regard to behavioral health considerations.


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EEOC Wellness Incentive Rules: History and Update

In anticipation of new wellness incentive rules by the EEOC, this session will review the history of the wellness incentive rules under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) before providing the latest news about the updated rules by the EEOC.


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Civil Rights and Workplace Wellness

Join Barbara for an insightful discussion about basic civil rights laws, including Title VII and ADA, and the recent US Supreme Court Decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which granted Title VII protection to homosexual and transgender employees. She will also discuss research that shows how tiny acts of inequality can take a toll on worker wellbeing and ways to counteract such feelings of discrimination.


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Health Coaching Legal Guidance

In this session, Barbara Zabawa and her guest, Dr. JoAnn Eickhoff-Shemek, will explore the different legal and ethical issues that arise in a typical health and wellness coach practice, provide some tips to stay compliant, and provide an opportunity for attendees to ask compliance-related questions.


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The Intersection of Occupational Health and Workplace Wellness

Join Attorney Barbara Zabawa and her guest, Dr. Naomi Abrams, for an insightful discussion about the intersection between occupational health and wellness.


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FFCRA and CARES Act Updates

This month, Barbara Zabawa, discusses the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) & the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).


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