Variability and limits of US state laws regulating workplace wellness programs

J.L. Pomeranz, A.M. Garcia, R. Vesprey and A. Davey

American Journal of Public Health, 2016, vol. 106, issue 6, 1028-1031

Abstract: We examined variability in state laws related to workplace wellness programs for public and private employers. We conducted legal research using LexisNexis and Westlaw to create a master list of US state laws that existed in 2014 dedicated to workplace wellness programs. The master list was then divided into laws focusing on public employers and private employers. We created 2 codebooks to describe the variables used to examine the laws. Coders used LawAtlasSM Workbench tocodethe laws related to workplace wellness programs. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia had laws related to workplace wellness programs in 2014.Sixteen states and the District of Columbia had laws dedicated to public employers, and16stateshad laws dedicated to private employers. Nine states and the District of Columbia had laws that did not specify employer type. State laws varied greatly in their methods of encouraging or shaping wellness program requirements. Few states have comprehensive requirements or incentives to support evidence-based workplace wellness programs.

Keywords: District of Columbia; employer; evidence based practice center; human; workplace; health care policy; health promotion; legislation and jurisprudence; motivation; occupational health; private sector; psychology; public sector; trends; United States; workplace, Health Policy; Health Promotion; Humans; Motivation; Occupational Health; Private Sector; Public Sector; United States; Workplace (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303144

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