New regs for Tuesday: Health, books

Tuesday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new rules for company-sponsored wellness programs and copyright rules for online-only books.

{mosads}Here’s what is happening:

Health: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is moving forward with new rules for company-sponsored wellness programs.

The first rule provides “guidance on the extent to which employers may use incentives to encourage employees to participate in wellness programs that ask them to respond to disability-related inquiries and/or undergo medical examinations,” the agency added.

The second rule will address “the extent to which an employer may offer an inducement to an employee for the employee’s spouse to provide information about the spouse’s manifestation of disease or disorder as part of a health risk assessment (HRA) administered in connection with an employer-sponsored wellness program,” the agency said.

The rules go into effect in 60 days.

Books: The Library of Congress is considering new rules for online-only books.

The Library’s U.S. Copyright Office is looking to expand mandatory deposit requirements for online-only books and sound recordings.

The public has 60 days to comment.