Senior living company to pay $518,060 in back wages, damages to 39 caregivers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2016
A senior living company in Washington state will pay $259,030 in back wages plus an equal, additional amount in damages, to 39 caregivers for violating minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair...
Caregiver shortages could be addressed by worker-owned cooperatives, researchers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2017
Worker-owned cooperatives could offer a solution to caregiver shortages in aging services, according to a recently published case study.
Success may be as simple as focusing on two areas
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2016
Senior living operators should focus their efforts on two areas, says elder care policy expert Laura Katz Olson, Ph.D. And one is especially important.
How to care for the unpaid caregivers in your workforce
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 01, 2019
Given that recruiting and retaining workers are two of the biggest challenges facing senior living operators, it’s worth listening to what these researchers have to say.
Five attorneys general filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a new federal rule they say targets working immigrants and their families by creating unnecessary new barriers to lawful admission to the United...
$104 million funding increase will help assisted living providers pay workers more
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2021
A $104 million funding increase in Wisconsin will enable some assisted living providers to boost compensation for workers during a time when both employers and employees are feeling squeezed by the coronavirus...
Report calls for regulatory changes to address acuity, staffing challenges
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Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2017
Many challenges faced by assisted living communities in a populous state can be attributed to staffing requirements that have not kept pace with resident needs that are increasing in acuity, according...
California operator cited $7 million for alleged labor law violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2018
The owner of six residential care facilities in Los Angeles paid caregivers as little as $2.40 an hour, did not pay them overtime and did not relieve them for breaks, the California Labor Commissioner’s...
Caregiver recruiting and retention issues worsen in Wisconsin
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2018
Seniors housing and care operators in Wisconsin increasingly are having difficulty filling caregiver positions, according to a new report from several state provider groups.
Labor Department funds $1.1 million in paid leave research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 11, 2016
The Department of Labor has awarded $1.1 million in grants to research and analyze how paid family and medical leave programs can be developed and implemented across the country.