and go to court. The EEOC is suing companies with wellness programs which, under Obamacare, can give cash incentives to those participating in the wellness programs. "Obamacare allows financial incentives for workers taking part in workplace wellness programs of up to 50 percent of their monthly premiums, deductibles, and other costs. That translates into hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars in extra annual costs for those who do not participate." https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-u-ceos-threaten-pull-tacit-obamacare-support-120556143--sector.html "One of the arguments presented in the lawsuit against three employers is that requiring medical testing violates the Americans with Disabilities Act." So, people who volunteer to participate in the wellness programs are rewarded and in LibWorld that means those who choose to not participate are being penalized and the government needs to sue for them. That means the taxpayers are paying for the lawsuits and when we got shopping we pay for the defense.
By all means, follow the law .. but which one? The employees who do not participate are NOT facing penalties; the employees who participate are receiving what essentially amounts to a bonus for a brief time if they do participate. Further, only those who VOLUNTARILY participate will have to have medical tests and that is well within the scope of current law. That EEOC lawsuit looks very "iffy" to me.
The massive sweeping all-consuming federalization of health care creates legal conflict? I would have never seen this coming.
People from the Right keep talking about incentive. Now they're against it just because the name "Obama" is associated with it?
