OSHA issues new COVID-19 guidance for employers; mandates still forthcoming
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Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2021
In response to an executive order, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued stronger worker safety guidance Friday to help employers and workers implement COVID-19 prevention programs and...
COVID-19 liability shields may lead to neglect, critics argue
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Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
North Carolina is just one of dozens of states that has granted legal immunity to skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities to shield them from COVID-19-related lawsuits. In addition,...
More people than ever worry they won’t be able to retire: survey
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Amy Novotney
Jan 27, 2021
Thanks to a pandemic that has left millions of Americans jobless and forced many to tap into their retirement savings early or stop saving altogether, more people than ever believe retirement is out of...
Biden orders OSHA to do more to protect workers from COVID-19
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Amy Novotney
Jan 25, 2021
President Biden signed an executive order Thursday directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue guidance to employers on how to protect workers from COVID-19.
Could COVID-19 vaccine mandates boost vaccine uptake — and are they legal?
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Amy Novotney
Jan 05, 2021
With healthcare workers at increased risk of contracting infectious diseases and transmitting them to vulnerable populations, the question of whether senior living and care facilities should mandate that...
Experts stress need for wage increases to decrease shortages among long-term care staff
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Amy Novotney
Dec 09, 2020
Increasing pay for direct care workers really can help long-term care operators combat staffing shortages, according to a blog post this week in Health Affairs. The article discussed how several states,...
Time is now for coordinating employee vaccine process: workplace safety expert
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Amy Novotney
Dec 08, 2020
Whether long-term care operators will mandate that their employees get a COVID-19 vaccine once one is available has been a topic of much discussion over the past several weeks.
Many healthcare employers not reporting COVID-19 worker deaths: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Dec 02, 2020
Some healthcare employers — including a number of long-term care facilities — have been choosing not to report healthcare worker deaths to occupational safety officials amid the pandemic, according...
COVID-19 deaths within long-term care settings pass 100,000: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Nov 30, 2020
More than 100,000 residents and staff of nursing homes, assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to an analysis...
Americans now will need more money for retirement — and other ways the pandemic is reshaping the future:...
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Amy Novotney
Nov 18, 2020
The COVID-19 virus will bring about sweeping changes in how Americans will face retirement and old age in the years to come, according to a new Wall Street Journal analysis. Some transformations will be...