Brief: Corporate Wellness Programs Are Risky

With the wellness industry in full swing, and fitness wearables poised to infiltrate the corporate market, there are significant regulatory concerns for risk professionals to think about. In the United States, this goes well beyond HIPAA. Because of the Affordable Care Act's provisions for incentivizing employees to participate in preventive healthcare, risk professionals are getting caught off guard by the myriad of other workplace and health regulations that come into play when implementing a corporate wellness program. This report helps risk managers understand current corporate wellness trends, critical regulatory requirements, and the potential impacts of employee sentiment and corporate reputation, so they can mitigate these risks and create a path for these programs to run smoothly.