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Employer Law Blog
December 5, 2014

Federal Court Rejects EEOC Request to Enjoin Honeywell Wellness Program

As discussed in an earlier blog article, the EEOC takes a dim view of employer wellness programs to the extent they “encourage” participation through monetary penalties. As part of its wellness program, Honeywell encouraged employees and their dependents to participate in a biomedical test which would analyze a blood sample for, among other things, cholesterol, glucose and nicotine levels.