Yale Reaches $1.3 Million Deal in Wellness Plan Bias Suit (1)

Yale University reached a nearly $1.3 million settlement with workers who say a rule requiring them to participate in a wellness program or pay a fee violated federal disability bias and genetic information laws, Connecticut federal court records show.

The deal, which first came to light in September, will require Yale to stop collecting the $25 fee from workers who opted out of its Health Expectations Program. That will last for four years or until there is a change in the law governing employees’ voluntary participation in wellness plans, according to the motion for preliminary approval filed March 4 with ...