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2009 Quality Worklife-Quality Healthcare Collaborative Summit.
For more on Graham's presentation at the summit.
Making the Workplace More Satisfying
Graham's interview with Shelagh Rogers on CBC Radio's "Sounds Like Canada"
Preventive medicine
(Wednesday January 4th, 2006)
This article, published by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) indicates a growing trend towards workplace wellness programs designed to "get control" over the increasing health care costs associated with unhealthy employee behaviour (i.e. smoking and/ or poor eating habits) that lead to illness and costly, chronic health conditions.
But authors and legal experts Francis P. Alvarez and Michael J. Soltis warn that while workplace wellness programs may be an attractive way to cut costs, "they raise a variety of legal issues that human resource professionals must consider before they implement wellness efforts in their organizations".
The article goes on to detail potential conflicts for American firms under U.S. law including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
While the authors to not dissuade management from implementing workplace wellness programs, they do encourage thoughtful consideration of any potential legal risks and careful follow-up monitoring.
For a link to this article, click here.
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