The EEOC has recently issued an Opinion Letter that addresses an employer’s use of an employee’s personal health information under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”) with regard to workplace wellness programs and disease management programs. GINA, with limited exceptions, prohibits employers from requesting or requiring genetic information of an employee or family [...]

Allergy season is coming soon and there is a new over the counter medicine available to your employees. Allegra and Allegra-D have been approved as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. The OTC version of Allegra is called Allegra Allergy. It contains the same medicine and works just like the prescription version. Most drug plans do not cover [...]