GAO identifies three additional priority recommendations for Labor Department
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 10, 2024
Following up on priority recommendations outlined to the Department of Labor a year ago, the Government Accountability Office last month laid out three additional concerns: stronger protections for wage...
Almost a third of retirees consider picking up temporary jobs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2024
One third of retirees are considering picking up one to three shifts of temporary work per week because their cost of living is increasing, according to Indeed Flex, an online temporary staffing platform.
Negative attention on social media deters prospective nurses, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
Social media often paints nursing in a negative light, and that reality is drawing prospective caregivers away from the profession, according to a study released Tuesday by health technology firm ShiftKey.
FTC challenges the challengers on noncompete rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 03, 2024
In response to mounting legal challenges and a looming court decision expected July 3, the Federal Trade Commission has filed a response to those seeking to stay a rule banning employer noncompete agreements.
American labor force growing older, more diverse: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2024
The American labor force has more workers aged 55 or more years than ever before, according to an issue brief released this month from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Maryland becomes sixth state to require salary, wage disclosures in job listings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2024
Effective Oct. 1, Maryland will join five other states and the District of Columbia in requiring employers to disclose salary or wage ranges upfront in job listings.
2 federal bills look to boost pipeline of healthcare workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 12, 2024
Bills introduced in both houses of Congress may bolster the healthcare workforce if they become law.
Noncompete agreement ban faces first legal challenge
By
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...
Anticompetitive, unfair, deceptive practices in workplace targeted under new FTC, DOL agreement
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 25, 2023
Operators may find themselves under increased scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Labor team up to target anticompetitive, unfair and deceptive practices in the workplace.
Healthcare industry must educate outsiders that they can fill open jobs: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2023
Workers from outside of healthcare may have experience and skills that could be useful to the industry, and recruiting from outside of the industry could be a way to bolster the healthcare workforce.