Watterson

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

Pending before the Court is Defendant Garfield Beach CVS, LLC’s motion for summary judgment. Dkt. No. 41 (“Mot.”). The motion concerns whether an employer must compensate an employee for time and expenses relating to annual health screenings and wellness reviews completed in compliance with the terms of a voluntary medical insurance plan sponsored by the employer. For the reasons described below, the Court GRANTS the motion.

I. BACKGROUND

The following facts are undisputed unless stated otherwise. Plaintiff Roberta Watterson has been employed as a clerk by Defendant Garfield Beach CVS, LLC since June 2005. Dkt. No. 48-1 (“Watter-son Deck”) ¶3. Beginning on June 1, 2009, and every year thereafter, Plaintiff has voluntarily enrolled in the CVS Care-mark Welfare Benefit Plan (“Plan”), a group medical insurance program. Dkt. No. 20 (“Joint Not. Facts”) 1ÍU7-12, 14.

Beginning sometime in 2012 or 2013, 1 the Plan instituted a program called ‘Well- *1005 Rewards,” under which participants who do not complete an annual-health screening and online wellness review are required to pay an additional medical insurance premium of $50 per month. See…