The Department of Labor is officially withdrawing the prior administration’s independent contractor rule, which would have made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors...
Proposed legislation seeks to provide path to citizenship for immigrant workers in long-term care
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Amy Novotney
May 05, 2021
Undocumented immigrants working as essential workers, including those in long-term care facilities and those working in home- and community-based services, would be eligible for a path for citizenship...
COVID-19 pandemic has created a ‘civil rights crisis’ for many workers: EEOC
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Amy Novotney
Apr 29, 2021
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Wednesday explored the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace at its first all-virtual Commission hearing.
Workers could get 12 weeks of paid leave under Biden’s newly proposed American Families Plan
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Amy Novotney
Apr 29, 2021
Senior living and care operators soon could be required to provide workers with 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, thanks to President Joe Biden’s newly proposed American Families Plan.
Double-shifts, time sharing and tiers may be part of ‘creative’ approach needed to boost staff recruitment...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 28, 2021
To recruit new employees into senior care, the key approach is using creativity and offering flexibility, according to Bette McNee, RN, a senior clinical risk management consultant at Graham Company, one...
Paid time off, additional education may help employers counter COVID vaccine hesitancy: report
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2021
Paid time off for vaccination and recovery is one of the most influential actions employers can take to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake, according to a report examining vaccine hesitancy of employees...
Data supports trending improvement in move-ins and occupancy rates, but staffing shortages persist: NIC...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2021
Many operators have been eagerly anticipating a boost in occupancy due to the COVID-19 vaccine availability, and the latest executive survey results, released Thursday from the National Investment Center...
Industry must capitalize on ‘historic moment’ of change for skilled nursing: expert
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Amy Novotney
Apr 14, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the country’s long-term care system, particularly in skilled nursing facilities, as “deeply flawed, chronically underfunded and in need of reform,” according to...
14 attorneys general form coalition to oppose bill to compel workers to join unions
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Amy Novotney
Apr 13, 2021
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading a 14-state coalition of attorneys general in opposition to a significant labor law bill that’s also opposed by the senior living industry.
Investor group wants better pay, working standards in nursing homes
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Amy Novotney
Apr 05, 2021
An international group of investors managing a collective $3 trillion in assets is calling for operators of nursing homes around the world to improve wages and working standards for front-line nursing...