In absence of Supreme Court ruling, work toward compliance with OSHA rule, experts advise
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2022
With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration withdrawing part of its COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard, the agency’s vaccination-and-testing mandate for employers with 100 or...
Two major home care associations aren’t heeding the call for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
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Diane Eastabrook
Jul 27, 2021
The nation’s two leading home care associations aren’t backing a national push for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare and long-term care workers.
Only ‘very small percent’ of LTC providers will require staff to get COVID vaccine: LeadingAge poll
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Amy Novotney
Jan 04, 2021
An informal poll conducted late last month by one LeadingAge state partner found that only a very small percent of long-term care operators plan to require a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment,...
As pandemic continues, solving labor challenges becomes even more urgent, leaders say
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
COVID-19 and the labor issues it exacerbates will be a primary focus of senior living providers for much or all of 2022, with recovery extending into 2023 and beyond, industry leaders tell McKnight’s...
Ziegler: Employee Retention Credit ‘a great opportunity’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 26, 2021
A senior living and care sector update from investment specialty banker Ziegler revealed a viable new opportunity for providers and insights into the pandemic’s impact on vaccination rates, move-ins...
3 keys to optimal COVID vaccine campaigns for senior living organizations
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Gigi Acevedo-Parker
Wendy King
Mar 18, 2021
A COVID vaccination program is one way to protect everyone’s interests, but careful footwork is required.
Union asks Biden administration to delay vaccine deadline for federal workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 10, 2021
The American Federation of Government Employees appealed to the Biden administration Tuesday to delay the deadline for federal employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from Nov. 22 to Jan. 4.
More news for Friday, July 9
Jul 09, 2021
Monday is deadline to comment on whether vaccine reporting rule should apply to assisted living … Biden order to curtail licensure requirements, noncompete agreements: report … Nine states...
States announce changes in some pandemic-era requirements affecting senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2023
With the expiration of the federal public health emergency, New Jersey and California are among the states continuing some pandemic-era requirements while retaining others.
Labor Department issues COVID vaccine requirement for companies with 100 or more employees
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
U.S. companies employing 100 or more workers must develop, implement and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, unless they adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated...