Los Angeles, DC, New York top EPA’s list of cities with the most Energy Star-certified buildings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2024
Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York City are the three cities with the most Energy Star-certified buildings, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Workers value health insurance, paid time off, retirement plans ahead of other benefits
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2024
Healthcare workers value health insurance, paid time off and access to a retirement plan above any other benefits an employer might offer, according to a report released Tuesday by the TIAA Institute.
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires ‘reasonable accommodations,’ but what is reasonable?
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2024
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which went into effect in June, requires employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations for a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy,...
Family caregivers face financial balancing act between work, home responsibilities: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2024
Family caregivers face unique challenges, such as balancing work responsibilities with caregiving duties.
American Healthcare REIT now owns 76 percent of Trilogy Health Services
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 15, 2024
American Healthcare REIT owns 76% of Trilogy Health Services as of April 15, AHR reported Tuesday during an earnings call.
Senator requests GAO study of unpaid caregivers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 13, 2024
US Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) has requested that the Government Accountability Office study and produce a report about the contributions that unpaid caregivers to older adults and children, as well as others...
Vote for incumbent directors, NHI advises in supplemental proxy
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 09, 2024
National Health Investors is asking stockholders to reject an activist investor’s recommendation to not re-elect two of three people up for re-election to the board of the Murfreesboro, TN-based real...
The Federal Trade Commission’s final rule on noncompete agreements, handed down last week, now faces additional legal challenges.
Noncompete agreement ban faces first legal challenge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2024
Less than 24 hours after the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule Tuesday that will prohibit employers across the country from using noncompete agreements in most instances, the rule faces its...
Supreme Court case appears favorable toward employer in unionization dispute
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2024
The Supreme Court appeared Tuesday to be leaning in favor of coffee chain Starbucks in a union-related lawsuit against the National Labor Relations Board that could affect all types of business owners.