National quits rate drops — as well as new job opportunities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2024
The national job quits rate for a four-month period in 2023 reached the lowest it has been since August 2020, with the greatest rate in Alaska and the least in Massachusetts.
Proposed federal regulation aims to help workers keep track of retirement savings when they switch jobs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 22, 2024
A new regulation proposed last week by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration aims to help workers keep track of their retirement savings accounts better and improve their...
Washington, DC, becomes latest area to require employers to list salaries in job postings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 22, 2024
A new law in Washington, DC, requires employers to list salary and hourly wage information in job advertisements, expanding the city’s existing wage transparency laws.
Governor reevaluates $25 minimum wage for healthcare workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2024
In the wake of a projected $38 billion deficit, California Gov. Gavin Newson (D) is reevaluating an incremental minimum wage increase to $25 an hour for nursing homes, assisted living and other healthcare-related...
Fitch assigns ‘deteriorating’ outlook to CCRC sector for second consecutive year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2024
Fitch Ratings has assigned the continuing care retirement / life plan community sector a rating of “deteriorating” for the second year in a row.
Fewer meetings, AI use could boost workplace productivity: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2024
Using artificial intelligence and cutting back on meetings are two ways to help improve workplace productivity, according to the company behind recent research.
DOL says proposed rule would modernize apprenticeship regulations via student-centric model
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 03, 2024
A new rule proposed by the Department of Labor would modernize regulations for apprenticeships that fall under the National Apprenticeship System with a move toward a more student-centric model, the department...
Governor vetoes legislation to ban noncompete agreements
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 02, 2024
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has vetoed a bill that would have banned most noncompete agreements in the state.
Post-hire noncompete agreements void in California as of Feb. 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2023
Come Valentine’s Day, all current pre- and post-hire noncompete agreements will become void in the state of California.
Long-term care deal volume down as 2024 approaches
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2023
As long-term care operators prepare for 2024, the volume of senior housing and care deals is down, Paul Branin, vice president of business development at management and consulting firm Health Dimensions...