Resource: Yale's Settlement of Wellness Lawsuit Shows Risks of Health-Screening Incentives

With new regulations on incentive-based wellness programs still in limbo, offering more than minimal incentives to participate in activities such as health screenings—or imposing more than minimal penalties for not participating—could be risky. That's a key takeaway from a recently announced motion to settle a class-action lawsuit against Yale University's employee wellness program. If approved by a federal district court in Connecticut, the lawsuit, Kwesell v. Yale University, will be resolved with Yale paying $1.29 million to be distributed among employees covered by the program, minus attorneys' fees and costs.

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