Yale University is offering a voluntary wellness program to some employees. The catch? You have to share your health data and there’s a financial penalty if you don’t participate. Now, Yale is now being sued by some of it workers over this program. This hour, we take a look at the legal questions surrounding employer-sponsored wellness programs. Does your job offer one?
Later, we take a look at the cost of childcare in Connecticut. Paying for daycare can be as much or more than in-state tuition in this state. We hear from an economist and the Commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood.
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GUESTS:
- Nicole Leonard - Health care reporter for Connecticut Public Radio (@ACPressNLeonard)
- Meredith Diette - Partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department at law firm Berchem Moses (@MGDiette)
- Beth Bye - Commissioner for theConnecticut Office of Early Childhood (@BethBye5)
- Dr. Elise Gould - Senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a nonpartisan nonprofit think tank in Washington D.C. (@eliselgould)
Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
