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GOP Bill Could Let Employers Access Your Genetic and Health Info

A GOP bill in Congress could give employers access to employees’ personal medical and genetic information and increase financial penalties for people who reject workplace wellness programs. [1]
House Republicans have proposed this legislation that would make it easier for companies to gather DNA and health information from employees and their families – children included – when it’s collected as part of a ‘voluntary’ workplace wellness program. Debate still remains, however, on the effectiveness of such wellness programs in general. [2]

Entrepreneur Quits Financial Industry to Bring Leftovers to Hungry People

It doesn’t matter who you are; experiencing the high from taking perfectly good food from restaurants and local businesses that would ordinarily end up in the trash and giving to the hungry will change you. Even for high level business men making millions, giving back could beat any bull market rush.
Sourced from CivilEats.com
Robert Lee would know. He left his high-powered job to start feeding the hungry and keep good food out of the waste stream.

World’s Largest Pharmaceutical Company to be Created with $160 Billion Deal

Pfizer, a Monsanto spin-off company, has announced that it will purchase Allergan, the makers of Botox and other drugs in a $160 billion dollar deal. Many argue that the move would create the largest drug company on the planet. It is likely a tactic to move Pfizer’s headquarters overseas to avoid paying US taxes.