Jun 8 2020
Workers Insist Yale’s Wellness Program Not Really ‘Voluntary’
As it appeared in Law360 By Danielle Nichole Smith Law360 (June 8, 2020, 5:05 PM EDT) — Yale University workers urged a Connecticut federal judge to let them move forward […]
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Mar 2 2020
Workers Say Yale’s Wellness Policy Violates Bias Laws
As it appeared on Law360 By Kevin Stawicki Law360 (March 2, 2020, 6:43 PM EST) — Yale University’s policy to slap $1,300 fines on workers who refuse to hand over […]
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Aug 21 2019
Did Yale University Cross the Line?
As it appeared on Human Resource Executive A class-action suit against the Ivy League school could have wider implications for employee-wellness programs. By: Carol Patton In July, the AARP Foundation […]
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Jul 27 2019
CT workers feel forced to give up privacy to wellness plans
As it appeared on the New Haven Register Ed Stannard NEW HAVEN — Christine Turecek, a cook at Jonathan Edwards College, is a 10-year cancer survivor, proud of how she […]
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Jul 25 2019
Yale Employees Test Their Workplace Wellness Program In The Courts
As it appeared on Connecticut Public Radio By NICOLE LEONARD Lisa Kwesell started getting emails and notices mailed to her home last year about her employer’s new wellness program, which […]
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Jul 19 2019
Yale University faces lawsuit over employee wellness program
As it appeared on WTNH 8 by: Vanessa Wojtusiak NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The AARP Foundation issued a press release in regards to a class-action lawsuit that was filed […]
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Jul 18 2019
Union Workers File Civil Action Lawsuit Against Yale Over Employee Wellness Program
As it appeared on WNPR By NICOLE LEONARD The AARP Foundation and a New Haven law firm have filed a class action lawsuit against Yale University over how the college […]
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Jul 18 2019
Suit: Yale health program fines employees, requires invasive tests
As it appeared on the New Haven Register By Ben Lambert NEW HAVEN — A group of Yale employees have sued the university, alleging weekly fines levied for not participating […]
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Jul 18 2019
Yale Graduate Takes On Alma Mater In Wellness Program Lawsuit
As it appeared in Connecticut Law Tribune Yale University’s wellness program is facing a class action claiming its $1,300 annual fine for those who refuse to disclose their private medical […]
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Jul 18 2019
Yale Sued Over Wellness Program ‘Penalty’
As it appeared in the PlanSponsor The lawsuit says the so-called “incentive” Yale offers for participating in the wellness program are in fact a “penalty” that violates non-participants’ right, and […]
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Jul 18 2019
Suit: Yale health program fines employees, requires invasive tests
As it appeared on Stamford Advocate By Ben Lambert NEW HAVEN — A group of Yale employees have sued the university, alleging weekly fines levied for not participating in a […]
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Jul 17 2019
Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. and AARP File Lawsuit Against Yale University
More than 5,000 workers at Yale University were forced to either share their private medical information with their employer or pay an expensive fine, according to a class action lawsuit […]
Jul 17 2019
New challenge to employee wellness plans
As it appeared on Axios … We’ve reported before that there’s not much evidence employee wellness programs actually do much to reduce health care costs. Now, AARP is taking the […]
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Jul 17 2019
AARP Foundation files class action suit against Yale University over employee wellness program
As it appeared in MedCity News The complaint alleges that the program, which involves workers undergoing certain medical examinations and divulging health info in lieu of a weekly fine is […]
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Jul 17 2019
AARP sues Yale University for discriminatory ‘wellness’ practices
As it appeared on HRMorning.com by Rich Henson The AARP Foundation announced it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Yale University employees, alleging that Yale’s employee wellness […]
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