Proposed ‘joint employer’ rule could be finalized in August
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board’s proposed “joint employer” rule, barring unforeseen circumstances, should be finalized in August, the board stated Wednesday in an updated filing with the District...
US to release flu meds from national stockpile to ease shortages
Dec 21, 2022
The decision comes as the nation suffers from an unusually early and hard flu season, with about 9,300 deaths so far.
Trends in genitourinary cancers examined in the United States
Dec 21, 2022
“The continued increase in both the incidence, and the percentage of men presenting with regional and advanced disease prostate cancer is quite concerning,” a coauthor said in a statement.
Your favorite columns of 2022
Dec 21, 2022
COVID-19 and its related challenges, as well as regulation and incontinence, drew reader attention in 2022, according to analytics related to website visitors, newsletter readers and social media followers...
Unions can organize ‘micro units’ under revived NLRB standard
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
A Trump-era standard that prevented unions from organizing “micro units” that can include subsets of the overall workforce has been overturned in a decision issued by the National Labor Relations Board.
Demographic disparities play significant role in retirement savings
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
Many American workers could be woefully short of the funds needed to pay for home care, senior living or skilled nursing facility care, according to a new report by the nonprofit Transamerica Center for...
Actions & Transactions, Dec. 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
Cambridge Realty Capital Companies provides $18.12M lean loan to refinance Westmont, IL, SNF … National Church Residences opens $9M affordable housing community for seniors … Grace Management breaks...
Senior living faces unique challenges in implementing widespread telehealth use
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2022
The relative independence and health of senior living residents compared with other long-term care recipients likely affect the use of telehealth in independent living and assisted living communities,...
People in the news, Dec. 20
Dec 20, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at Kendal Corp., Front Porch Communities and Services, Grace Management, Morning Pointe Senior Living and Markentum.
NLRB reaffirms measures meant to prevent coercion of employees during unfair labor practice investigations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board issued a decision Friday that reaffirms measures aimed at preventing employers from coercing workers when they interview them in preparation for unfair labor practice...