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The Happiest & Healthiest States
are in the Midwest
US Military Bans ‘Made in China’ Employees Are More Productive
American Flags
When They Can Tweet
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bottom. The annual survey interviews more
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178,000 American adults from all 50 states.
star-spangled banners made in the U.S. are
hamper workplace productivity, they might not be
The well-being index scores states on various
just too expensive. Under a new law signed
the costly distraction companies think they are,
factors, including life evaluation, emotional
as part of the 2014 omnibus appropria-
according to a study by two members of the So-
health, work environment, physical health,
tions bill, any flag purchased by the Defense
ciety for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
healthy behaviors, and access to basic neces-
Department is required to be 100 percent
‘’Having workers take small breaks on their phones
sities.
made in America. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-
throughout the day may positively influence their
Hawaii was formerly the reigning state for
Calif., who wrote the legislation, said he did
perceived well-being at the end of the workday,”
the last four years, but it dropped to 8th this
so for economic as well as symbolic reasons.
said Sooyeol Kim, one of the study’s authors and a
year. Based on the 2013 data, the states in
“I thought it was appalling our Department
doctoral student at Kansas State University.
the Midwest and West were generally the
of Defense would have flags made in other
To better understand what effects smartphone
highest scoring, and the South had some of
countries,” Thompson, told CBS San Fran-
usage had on employees, researchers surveyed
the lowest scores. Other states reigned in
cisco shortly after the legislation was signed
72 workers from various industries in South Korea.
their own well-being factors. For instance,
into law. “But it’s also important because we
They also downloaded a specially designed app to
Nebraska ranked highest for Life Evaluation
need to be making more in America.” (Fox
their smartphone that measured the
Index, Alaska had the greatest score for Emo-
News)
during the workday on their phone and also sepa-
new Gallup survey of nationwide
well-being ranks North Dakota at
the top and West Virginia at the very
merican flags made in foreign lands
will no longer fly over military bases,
but the rule won’t apply to other
federal facilities because lawmakers decided
iving employees time to play around on
their smartphones every day could actually
benefit businesses, new research suggests.
Even though it might seem like smartphones would
time spent
tional Health Index, and Vermont held the
rated the phone usage into three categories: social
top spot for Health Behaviors. (TIME)
media, entertainment and leisure, and personal
and informative. They found a positive relationship
between using smartphones to take short breaks
for things like texting friends and how employees
felt at the end of the workday. (Mashable.com)