Employee Benefits Buzz: News and Trends for 3/16/2015

Industry News:

Employee payment app renders traditional pay cycle obsolete
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/news/employer-strategies/employee-payment-app-renders-traditional-pay-cycle-obsolete-2745865-1.html

Vision, hearing care missing from the wellness equation
http://ebn.benefitnews.com/news/voluntary/vision-hearing-care-missing-from-the-wellness-equation-2745861-1.html

How March Madness affects workplace productivity
http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/03/16/how-march-madness-affects-workplace-productivity

Most physicians want PPACA repealed
http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/03/11/most-physicians-want-ppaca-repealed

The real reason companies offer wellness programs
http://www.benefitspro.com/2015/03/12/the-real-reason-companies-offer-wellness-programs

What’s More Important to Employees? Base Pay or Recognition?
http://www.tlnt.com/2015/03/16/whats-more-important-to-employees-base-pay-or-recognition/

Want a Message That Gets Employees Attention? How About a CEO Video?
http://www.tlnt.com/2015/03/13/want-a-message-that-gets-employees-attention-how-about-a-ceo-video/

What Shelter Dogs Taught Me about Employee Engagement
http://www.tlnt.com/2015/03/13/what-shelter-dogs-taught-me-about-employee-engagement-2/

Broker/Sales News:

AON, CNA AND WING PROUD SPONSORS OF 2015 VOICES LIVE CHICAGO CONFERENCE, CELEBRATING WOMEN IN INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY
http://aon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=25776&item=137189

Employers Expect Changes to Employee Health Care Programs to Retain Competitiveness, According to New Towers Watson Survey
http://www.towerswatson.com/en/Press/2015/03/employers-expect-changes-to-employee-health-care-programs-to-retain-competitiveness

Corporate Concierge News:

Leveraging New Ventures for Innovation
http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2015/02/23/leveraging-new-ventures-for-innovation/

Apple’s Genius Bar to get smarter with ‘Concierge’ — report
http://www.cnet.com/news/apples-genius-bar-to-get-smarter-with-concierge-push-report/