EMPLOYEE BENEFITS BUZZ: NEWS AND TRENDS FOR WEEK OF 11/9/2015

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Wellness News:

To Improve Engagement, More Leaders Will Need To Truly Embrace Engagement

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/to-improve-engagement-more-leaders-will-need-to-truly-embrace-engagement/

Here’s What Is Important About The Latest EEOC Guidance On Wellness Programs

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/heres-what-is-important-about-the-latest-eeoc-guidance-on-wellness-programs/ 

Workplace wellness programs require worker privacy but not much else

http://fortune.com/2015/11/09/wellness-programs/

Wellness Programs Add Financial Advice To Improve Employee Health

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/11/03/454330551/wellness-programs-add-financial-advice-to-improve-employee-health

When it comes to workplace wellness, ‘forget about’ your return on investment

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/health-care-inc/2015/11/when-it-comes-to-workplace-wellness-forget-about.html

Broker/Sales News:

5 bills for brokers to watch in 2016

http://eba.benefitnews.com/digital-edition/five-bills-for-brokers-to-watch-in-2016-2747622-1.html

Aon Hewitt and Sasin Share the Best Employers’ Value Proposition and Outlook Into 2016

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/aon-hewitt-and-sasin-share-the-best-employers-value-proposition-and-outlook-into-2016-2015-11-05

Planning for Retirement at Your First Job

http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/mutual-funds/articles/2015/11/09/planning-for-retirement-at-your-first-job

Why Getting Rid of Free Office Snacks Doesn’t Come Cheap

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-09/why-getting-rid-of-free-office-snacks-doesn-t-come-cheap

Work/Life and Concierge News:

New Study Shows There Is Rampant Transgender Discrimination In The Workplace

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/new-study-shows-rampant-transgender-discrimination-at-work/

A 21st Century Workplace Question: To Drink On The Job, Or Not To Drink On The Job?

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/a-21st-century-workplace-question-to-drink-or-not-to-drink/

5 sneaky ways to uncover the truth about work-life balance in a job interview

http://www.businessinsider.com/uncover-truth-about-work-life-balance-job-interview-2015-11

Hiring Wisdom: Employee Attitudes And Behaviors Are Incredibly Contagious

http://www.eremedia.com/tlnt/hiring-wisdom-employee-attitudes-and-behaviors-are-incredibly-contagious/

Student Assistance News

U.S. to Put New Requirements on Accreditors

http://chronicle.com/article/US-to-Put-New-Requirements/234082?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elq=cf7d2b84f46842ca9d73cc3e60d69c56&elqCampaignId=1774&elqaid=6799&elqat=1&elqTrackId=fdfc8d641b1a4994aff7465269cd2115

Court Wins for Accused: Students suspended or expelled over allegations of sexual assault rarely succeed in lawsuits against the institutions that punished them. That’s starting to change.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/05/more-students-punished-over-sexual-assault-are-winning-lawsuits-against-colleges

University of Missouri Students Protest to Highlight Racial Inequality

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-sabatke/university-of-missouri-protests_b_8502334.html

College students’ free speech is under attack

http://www.businessinsider.com/college-students-free-speech-is-under-attack-2015-11

As College Tuition Spikes, Soup Kitchens Are the New Cafeteria

http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/11/04/as-college-tuition-spikes-soup-kitchens-are-new-cafeteria?cmpid=tp-ptnr-