Wellness

Companies tend to rank the health of their employees ahead of controlling medical premium costs when asked why they offer wellness programs as part of their benefits packages.

Employers that incorporate acknowledged best practices into their employee wellness plans can expect a small but significant return on their investment.

March 6 may not quite have the status of, say, the Fourth of July or Labor Day. But advocates of this non-holiday, designated as Employee Appreciation Day, believe its important for bosses to show workers they care on some day other than payday.

Obesity is weighing on the economy.

Congressional Republicans are taking sides with the Obama administration to try to fend off an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission assault on Obamacare-sanctioned wellness programs.

Weight Watchers and Humana have teamed up to help employers attack the rising obesity epidemic and its fast-growing threat to employee health and productivity.