Retirement community wins challenge against FTC’s noncompete ban
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2024
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against the Federal Trade Commission and in favor of the Florida retirement community The Villages, stating that the commission’s ban on most noncompete agreements...
Educational, medical debt high among nursing home, home health workers: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2024
Healthcare workers may carry higher educational and medical debt than workers in other professions, and nursing home and home health workers are among those with the highest debt, according to a study...
Policies needed to improve direct care workers’ financial situation: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 05, 2024
Low wages and high poverty rates for direct care workers sound the alarm for policy efforts to improve conditions in nearly every state, according to a new report from PHI.
Fed ‘may have gone too far’ with rapid interest rate increases, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 14, 2023
A risk exists that the Federal Reserve “may have gone too far” with rapid interest rate increases over the past 14 months or so “and won’t know until they’ve gone farther,” Mary Ludgin, senior...
Job growth in the private sector slowed in July for the fourth consecutive month, with the addition of 122,000 jobs, according to the monthly ADP National Employment Report Economy Lab report, published...
VIUM Capital exceeds its expectations, with $2.1 billion in transactions, marking record year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2023
VIUM Capital closed 70 transactions totalling $2.1 billion in 2022, marking a record year for the young company.
Economy showing ‘nascent signs of softening,’ expert says, but mild recession may be on horizon
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 08, 2022
The consumer price index increased 7.7% from October 2021 to October 2022, marking the smallest 12-month advance since January.
NLRB issues new rule regarding workers’ union representation decisions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board on Friday issued a final rule that it said restores and protects workers’ decisions regarding whether they want to be represented by a union in the workplace.
2 federal bills look to boost pipeline of healthcare workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 12, 2024
Bills introduced in both houses of Congress may bolster the healthcare workforce if they become law.
NIC MAP Vision offers listings service for senior housing real estate brokers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2023
Raleigh, NC-based NIC MAP Vision has launched a new feature — a listings service for brokers of senior living real estate.