Employers can match student loan payments as contributions to retirement plan, IRS says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 21, 2024
The IRS on Monday issued interim guidance for employers who opt to make matching contributions to retirement plans on eligible student loan payments made by their participating employees.
Digital brokerage firm Offerd expands into senior living market
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 05, 2024
Digital brokerage firm Offerd has expanded into the senior living market, the Austin, TX-based company announced Wednesday.
New company, 603Healthcare, assumes management of eight Genesis HealthCare properties
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 04, 2024
603Healthcare has assumed management of eight former Genesis HealthCare-owned senior living and care properties in New Hampshire, 603Healthcare announced Monday.
Senior living industry celebrates decision overruling FTC’s noncompete ban
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 22, 2024
A federal judge’s decision to strike down the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on employment noncompete agreements is being celebrated by the senior living industry, among other business and employer...
3rd annual McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards now accepting nominations
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James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2024
The registration portal is now open for the 2025 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards, long-term care’s premier recognition program honoring sector veterans.
Confidence, savvy about retirement savings a ‘promising sign’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 13, 2024
With inflation slowly easing, workers are more confident in their ability to reach financial goals in retirement than they were a year ago, according to the results of a survey recently released by Charles...
HUD proposes closing qualified contract loophole for LIHTC transactions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2024
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed guidance meant to close the qualified contract loophole in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program for Federal Housing Administration multifamily...
New updates to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard in effect
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 22, 2024
Updates to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) went into effect last month, with a compliance deadline set for 2026.
Attorneys general file friend of court brief in overtime rule lawsuit
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 15, 2024
Fourteen state attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in Texas, joining opposition to a Department of Labor final rule meant to expand overtime eligibility to many long-term care employees and others...
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...