Is Health Club Membership an ERISA Benefit?
SOURCE: Thomson Reuters / EBIA
“While health and fitness clubs and on- site fitness centers promote general good health, they normally are made available without regard to sickness or disability and do not diagnose or treat specific medical conditions, so they typically do not provide medical care, benefits in the event of sickness, or any other ERISA benefit. Absent an ERISA benefit, a policy or program of paying for health club memberships or providing an on-site fitness center would not be an ERISA plan.”
