A bill introduced in the Florida Legislature would provide unemployment benefits to people who leaves their jobs because they are victims of domestic violence. The bill, which would provide up to 12 weeks of benefits, includes provisions aimed at creating safer workplaces.
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Finnish startup Vainu uses prison inmates for a project that includes categorizing data for training artificial intelligence algorithms. Some view the initiative as a way to provide inmates valuable work experience, but others worry prisoners are exploited.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance has expanded its benefits to allow workers to take up to two weeks of paid leave to care for a loved one with a serious health condition, and three weeks for a death, allowing the employee to determine who fits the description of a loved one. A new parental leave plan gives parents up to 18 weeks of paid time off, and the company has added family planning benefits.
Pushing your team to be more productive will backfire unless there is a sense of purpose and a chance to grow from members' work, writes Art Petty. "Being human, empathetic, and focused on the people around you doesn't mean that you have to settle for mediocre results," he writes.
