Most employers plan to change their leave policies soon, with paid caregiving benefits becoming more...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2024
Eighty-four percent of employers participating in a new survey said they are planning to make changes to their leave policies within the next two years, and paid leave for caregiving may see some of the...
Healthpeak Properties to be ‘opportunistic’ with CCRC portfolio
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2022
Healthpeak Properties is prioritizing its capital allocation on its life science and medical offices businesses and will be “opportunistic” regarding its continuing care retirement community portfolio,...
Lawmakers’ efforts aim to extend solvency of Social Security
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2023
A bill aimed at extending the solvency of the Social Security program has been proposed by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as well as Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Val Hoyle (D-OR)....
Senior housing fundamentals outlook promising for 2023: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 03, 2023
Senior housing operating fundamentals regained favorable traction as 2022 unfolded, “following a painful couple of years,” and the trend is expected to continue in 2023. That’s according to the new...
Iowa tops list of best states to retire to in new report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2023
Iowa is the best state to retire to, according to Bankrate’s latest Best States to Retire study. Meanwhile, Alaska is the last state to retire, according to Bankrate.
Senior living investors struggle with near-term challenges
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2023
Senior living deals have been fraught this year with near-term challenges, such as higher interest rates, instability of some regional banks and turbulent capital markets, according to a new report from...
Job gains ‘remain solid’ in February: ADP
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2024
“Job gains remain solid,” ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said in a press release issued Wednesday in conjunction with an ADP National Employment Report Economy Lab report.
Court sets aside parts of NLRB union election rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2023
The US District Court of Appeals for Washington, DC, in a 2-1 split-decision ruling on Tuesday, rejected parts of a Trump-era National Labor Relations Board rule meant to slow the union election process.
Millions of retirees return to work for financial, emotional reasons
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2023
Many Amerians who chose to retire for one reason or another during the pandemic have returned to the workforce, according to a new report from global investment management firm T. Rowe Price. They could...
Proposed federal regulation aims to help workers keep track of retirement savings when they switch jobs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 22, 2024
A new regulation proposed last week by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration aims to help workers keep track of their retirement savings accounts better and improve their...