With a group of four or five students, discuss the legal implications of penalizing employees for not
Question:
With a group of four or five students, discuss the legal implications of penalizing employees for not adopting healthy habits within wellness programs, as explained in the case. For example, can overweight employees seek protection under the ADA for being discriminated against by an employer that requires them to pay higher health insurance premiums than nonoverweight employees? What about when employers deny workers bonuses because they are overweight? Can an employee who smokes only away from the job and is penalized with higher health insurance rates claim under the law that he or she is a victim of discrimination? In fact, a number of states have passed smoker rights laws that protect the rights of smokers to use tobacco products within a state. Would these laws protect workers who smoke from being assessed higher health insurance rates by employers for violating an employee wellness policy when they smoke? Be prepared to present your findings to the other students in the class when called upon by your instructor.
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Managing Human Resources
ISBN: 9780135196007
9th Edition
Authors: Luis Gomez-Mejia, David Balkin, Kenneth Carson