American Healthcare REIT board remains neutral on unsolicited Comrit offer
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 05, 2023
The American Healthcare REIT Board of Directors will remain neutral on an unsolicited third-party bid mini-tender offer from Comrit Investments 1, according to a Tuesday filing with the Securities and...
Fed interest rate hikes begin to weigh on commercial investors, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 23, 2022
The Federal Reserve’s rising interest rates are starting to weigh on commercial real estate investors, Marcus & Millichap reported, although transaction activity was at an above-average pace through...
Labor Department claims new rule will make retirement funds more resilient
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 28, 2022
The Department of Labor announced Tuesday a final rule that lifts barriers to considering environmental, social, and governance factors when selecting 401(k) plans. The rule allows fiduciaries to consider...
Republican senators introduce joint resolution calling for overtime rule repeal
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 20, 2024
Republican Sens. Tommy Tuberville (AL) and Mike Braun (IN) on Monday introduced a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act that if passed would repeal the federal overtime rule set to go into...
SNFs, CCRCs ‘off the pace’ for recruiting, retaining workers: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 16, 2024
Skilled nursing facilities and continuing care retirement / life plan communities “are still well off the pace needed to reach a full post-pandemic recovery” in terms of their workforces, according...
Life plan community outlook ‘deteriorating’ in 2023: Fitch Ratings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2022
The outlook for continuing care retirement / life plan communities is “deteriorating” due to continued labor challenges and a “softening broader economy.” That’s according to a newly released...
Employees’ computer boot-up time is compensable under FLSA, court rules
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 09, 2022
Work-from-home employees should be paid for the time it takes for their computers to boot up before they can clock in, according to a panel of judges in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
RN wages projected to grow more rapidly than wages for other professions, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 12, 2023
Registered nurse salaries are projected to increase over the next decade at a rate that surpasses the rate of increases for some other healthcare professions, according to the results of a recent study...
Unions can organize ‘micro units’ under revived NLRB standard
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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.
Physician groups ‘concerned’ about bill to expand nonphysicians’ scope of practice in SNFs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 15, 2022
Seventy-six medical associations have expressed their opposition to pending legislation that would expand nonphysician practitioners’ scope of practice, including in nursing homes.