Hiring bias from AI-powered selection tool costs company $365,000 in settlement
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week settled its first-ever lawsuit involving alleged age discrimination through the use of artificial intelligence tools in the hiring process. The result...
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires ‘reasonable accommodations,’ but what is reasonable?
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2024
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which went into effect in June, requires employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations for a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy,...
‘Joint employer’ rule effective date now March 11
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board’s “joint employer” rule now is set to go into effect on March 11 after a federal judge granted a stay last week.
NLRB to ‘aggressively seek’ injunctions to protect workers during unionization efforts
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday that it remains committed to seeking federal court orders meant to protect the jobs of workers during union organizing campaigns.
Women entering Peak 65 Zone financially vulnerable, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 17, 2024
Financial security in retirement is a concern for all Americans, particularly women in what the Alliance for Lifetime Income calls the Peak 65 Zone; they are trailing their male contemporaries in assets.
‘Joint employer’ rule vacated by judge; business group cheers, NLRB considers next steps
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2024
The US Chamber of Commerce is celebrating, and the National Labor Relations Board is “considering next steps,” after a federal judge on Friday evening vacated the NLRB’s “joint employer” rule...
53 percent of older women in new survey don’t think their income will last
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2023
Fifty-three percent of Peak 65 women — those aged 61 to 65 — do not think their retirement savings and sources of income will last their lifetime,
Bipartisan bills meant to streamline employers’ healthcare reporting requirements
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 06, 2023
Two pieces of legislation meant to streamline employers’ healthcare reporting requirements are drawing support from the long-term care industry.
Bipartisan Senate bill aims to increase nurse training programs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 22, 2023
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation meant to address the nursing shortage affecting healthcare providers and communities throughout the United States.
Pathway Health launches workforce development initiative
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 29, 2023
Lake Elmo, MN-based Pathway Health has developed a new workforce initiative meant to address the need to fill leadership roles in senior living and skilled nursing.