HUD announces $42.5 energy benchmarking initiative for affordable housing providers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2023
A new Energy and Water Benchmarking initiative for owners of affordable housing properties is funded with $42.5 million through the Inflation Reduction Act.
Monarch Communities, Welltower launch The Current brand with Weymouth, MA, community
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2023
Marsh, MD-based Monarch Communities, together with real estate investment trust Welltower, opened a “wellness-focused senior living concept” this week in Weymouth, MA. The Current Weymouth is the first...
New bill would overhaul nation’s workforce training and development system
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 12, 2023
Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Bobby Scott (D-VA), chair and ranking member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, respectively, recently introduced legislation aimed at overhauling the nation’s...
Jobs Corps program extended through Sept. 30, receives $1.76 billion in funding
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 26, 2024
Congress awarded the Job Corps program $1.76 billion in funding through Sept. 30 as part of the $1.2 trillion package approved Saturday. This maintains the program’s fiscal 2023 funding level, according...
Medicare among top voting issues for Gen Xers, millennials, report finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 10, 2024
Will Medicare still be solvent for Gen Xers (born between 1965 and 1980) and millennials (born between 1981 and 1996)? That’s a big question for many in these generations, according to a report from...
EEOC finalizes rule about employer accommodations for pregnant workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 16, 2024
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday published a final rule outlining employers’ responsibilities for providing reasonable accommodations for a worker’s known limitations related to...
APRNs, home health / personal care aides top healthcare careers in 2024
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 28, 2024
Advanced practice registered nurses and home health and personal care aides lead the list of top healthcare careers in 2024, according to a study from digital healthcare platform Tebra.
Coalition launches campaign to fight DOL’s independent contractor rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2024
A coalition of independent workers and advocacy groups announced a campaign Wednesday to try to overturn the Labor Department’s independent contractor rule, which was finalized in January and is set...
New EEOC enforcement plan focuses on diversity, inclusivity, discrimination tied to AI, long COVID, pregnancy
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 25, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is doubling down on efforts to protect workers from discrimination involving artificial intelligence, pregnancy and long COVID, according to a strategic enforcement...
Transforming Age expands into California with Elder Care Alliance affiliation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 23, 2024
Alameda, CA-based Elder Care Alliance joined the Transforming Age network last week, expanding the Bellevue, WA and Omaha, NE-based not-for-profit senior living operator’s footprint into California.