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Title: The Sticks and Carrots of Employee Wellness Programs Source: NY Times Author: Robert Nuebecker

*Date:* Nov. 10, 2015

*Summary:* The notices arrived in employee mailboxes: Provide us with your weight, cholesterol http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/nutrition/cholesterol/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier levels and other sensitive medical details, or pay up to $2,250 in health insurance http://topics.nytimes.com/your-money/insurance/health-insurance/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier penalties — and up to $4,000 if you’re married. The packets were delivered to employees of Honeywell, a manufacturing conglomerate based in New Jersey, as part of its annual health plan enrollment. It started levying the hefty surcharges two years ago, though it has eased the penalties for its wellness program for the coming year — they are now capped at $1,500. Link: nyti.ms/1PzR9ix ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library