Health/education sector adds 17,000 jobs in January
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2024
The health/education sector added 17,000 jobs in January, and median pay increased 5.9% for people who stayed in jobs in the sector, according to the ADP National Employment Report, released Wednesday.
USCIS increases immigration and naturalization fees for first time in 7 years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2024
Employers will pay higher fees to submit petitions for workers and to sponsor employees for permanent residence under a final rule published Tuesday by US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Biogen is dropping controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm
Jan 31, 2024
Biogen said it will shift its focus to a newer Alzheimer’s drug, Leqembi, which it markets in a partnership with Japan-based Eisai. Leqembi received FDA approval last year.
Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 risk varies across immunosuppressive conditions
Jan 31, 2024
Severely immunocompromised individuals had greater SARS-CoV-2 evolution and a higher risk for developing resistance against therapeutic mAbs.
HCBS access rule heads to final review amid senior living industry concerns
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2024
A proposed federal rule establishing mandatory quality measures for home- and community-based services and requiring providers to allocate 80% of HCBS payments to direct care worker pay now is under final...
Independent contractor rule poses ‘significant threat’ to older workers, senators tell Labor Department
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2024
A new federal rule changing the definition of when someone is an independent contractor versus an employee could pose a “significant threat” to older working Americans’ income, security and peace...
Bipartisan bill would make employer tax credit for paid leave permanent
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2024
The employer tax credit for paid family and medical leave would be made permanent under legislation introduced this week by US Sens. Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Angus King (I-ME).
EEOC launches new effort to reach workers in rural and underserved areas
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2024
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday launched the REACH initiative, a new, multi-year effort aimed at broadening the agency’s outreach to workers in rural and underserved communities.
Older women workers face significant financial hurdles: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2024
Women aged 55 or more years face significant financial hurdles, according to a recent report from the Center for American Progress.
Strategies needed to improve delivery of Alzheimer’s disease-modifying therapies
Jan 30, 2024
Models that enable primary care practitioners to diagnose disease and evaluate patients for treatment eligibility would have biggest effect on wait times, the study found.