Labor Department claims new rule will make retirement funds more resilient
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 28, 2022
The Department of Labor announced Tuesday a final rule that lifts barriers to considering environmental, social, and governance factors when selecting 401(k) plans. The rule allows fiduciaries to consider...
NLRB case could lead to total ban on ‘captive audience’ meetings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 17, 2023
A case pending before the National Labor Relations board “has the potential to significantly impact the rights of employers and employees in unionization campaigns,” the National Law Review reported.
More challenges ahead for senior living and care investors in 2023, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2022
Investing in senior living and care in 2023 is going to be more difficult than it was in 2022, experts said Tuesday during a session of the 2022 What’s Next Longevity Innovation Summit, a hybrid...
$1M in investable assets won’t cut it in retirement, survey finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 19, 2022
Wealthier individuals are preoccupied with their eventual ability to retire comfortably, even if they have $1 million or more in assets, according to data on such US investors from a survey conducted by...
RN wages projected to grow more rapidly than wages for other professions, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 12, 2023
Registered nurse salaries are projected to increase over the next decade at a rate that surpasses the rate of increases for some other healthcare professions, according to the results of a recent study...
ACOYA Shea opens in Arizona with age-in-place amenities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 11, 2023
ACOYA Shea, a senior living community in Scottsdale, AZ, is now open, Cogir Senior Living and Ryan Companies announced last week. The community offers independent living, assisted living and memory care.
Immigration a possible answer to ‘demographic drought’ draining state’s workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2023
A “demographic drought” brought about by an aging population, increasing retirements, declining fertility rates and lower immigration rates is threatening Minnesota’s workforce in general and in...
Omega Healthcare Investors agrees to pay $3 million to settle MedEquities kickback claim
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 11, 2022
Hunt Valley, MD-based real estate investment trust Omega Healthcare Investors will pay $3 million to settle kickback allegations against Omega-owed MedEquities Realty Trust, the Department of Justice announced...
Late boomers lag in retirement savings: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2023
Late boomers — those born between 1960 and 1965 at the tail end of the post-World War II baby boom — are not faring well when it comes to retirement savings. That’s according to a report published...
Unions can organize ‘micro units’ under revived NLRB standard
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
A Trump-era standard that prevented unions from organizing “micro units” that can include subsets of the overall workforce has been overturned in a decision issued by the National Labor Relations Board.