Balancing costs, benefits a challenge in recruiting, retaining workers: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2023
Battling increasing costs while investing in employee benefits often is a balancing act in the recruitment and retention of employees, according to the results of a survey from London-based global advisory,...
DOL rule increases cap for H-2B nonimmigrant visas
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2023
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a temporary final rule to increase the cap for H-2B nonimmigrant visas by up to 64,716 additional visas for fiscal year 2024.
Take another look at ‘joint employer’ standard, court tells NLRB
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2022
A Washington, DC, district court on Friday directed the National Labor Relations Board to revisit its “joint employer” standard and more fully explain its reasoning for applying the rule to a case...
88 percent of long-term care nurses see racism, discrimination from those they serve: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2023
Eighty-eight percent of nurses working in nursing homes and residential care facilities and in home healthcare have experienced racism or discrimination from residents, patients or clients, according to...
Omega portfolio occupancy growth thwarted by omicron in fourth quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 04, 2022
The omicron variant of COVID-19 has dramatically slowed skilled nursing facility occupancy recovery and created additional labor challenges, Omega Healthcare Investors CEO Taylor Pickett said Thursday...
Experts share ways to maximize organizational investment in training
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 31, 2023
Long-term care leaders and managers have “superpowers” that can improve their organizations’ return on investment in corporate training, according to experts speaking at a recent webinar sponsored...
Hiring bias from AI-powered selection tool costs company $365,000 in settlement
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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...
Earnings calls wrap-up: Invesque, Capital Senior Living
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 12, 2021
Companies focus on portfolio management among costs and labor availability pressures.
Benefits, eligibility for assisted living workers vary by region
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2024
Most assisted living providers offer fringe benefits to their employees, but those benefits and eligibility vary by region, according to the recently released “2023-2024 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits...
Worker classification rule ‘problematic’ for healthcare employers as written, coalition says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 05, 2023
A coalition of 17 healthcare organizations is urging the US Department of Labor to exempt skilled nursing and other healthcare providers from a proposal that would more strictly limit how employers classify...