Hiring, retaining workers starts with positive company culture
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2023
A positive company culture affects the bottom line and improves training, recruitment and retention, according to presenters at a Tuesday webinar hosted by Health Dimensions Group.
Proposed SEC rule would ‘hinder savers’ access to a secure retirement,’ legislators say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 06, 2023
A proposed rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission would “hinder savers’ access to a secure retirement,” according to a joint letter to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA),...
Supreme Court expands employers’ requirements for religious accommodations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2023
How far must an employer go to accommodate a workers’ religious practices? The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an employer’s financial hardship must be more than a minimal one to deny a worker time...
Americans refocusing on future amid decline in financial readiness for retirement: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2023
Although financial readiness for retirement had been waning in recent years, Americans appear to be refocusing their efforts on saving for the future, according to Fidelity Investments’ Retirement Savings...
Supreme Court weighs how far employers must go to accommodate workers’ religious practices
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 18, 2023
Freedom of religion is paramount among American liberties, but can a business require an employee to work on Sunday if it goes against that person’s faith? The Supreme Court will hear arguments today...
Paid time off is fringe benefit unrelated to salary, court rules
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 07, 2023
An employer was victorious when an appellate court recently ruled that paid time off is a fringe benefit that is not related to salary.
Millions more salaried employees would be eligible for overtime pay under federal bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2023
Millions more salaried American workers would be eligible for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week under a bill reintroduced Wednesday by Democratic legislators in both bodies of Congress
Half of top 20 surprising no-degree-required jobs are in healthcare
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2023
Americans are surprised to learn of the many no-degree-required jobs available, and 10 of the top 20 such jobs are in the healthcare industry. That’s according to the results of recent research by JobSage.
SNF staffing shifts after REIT acquisition, study shows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2023
Steady increases in licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant hours per resident day in skilled nursing after REIT acquisition could mean that there is some kind of “substitution effect”...
Should US follow Canada’s example in addressing workforce woes?
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2023
Canada is turning to immigration in a big way to fill jobs left unfilled by its citizens. Could there be a lesson for the United States? Immigration accounts for almost 100% of Canada’s labor force growth,...