Pass-through entity tax may provide savings for some LTC owners, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 14, 2023
For owners of long-term care businesses structured as S corporations or partnerships, the pass-through entity tax may provide opportunities for tax savings, according to one expert
New Eskaton report blames SNFs for $28 million net loss in 2022
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2023
Eskaton ended 2022 with a $28 million net loss, and its skilled nursing properties largely are responsible, according to an independently audited financial report dated May 16.
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
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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.
Unionization may decrease staffing turnover in nursing homes: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 16, 2023
As nursing homes prepare for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed staffing mandate for nursing homes — 0.55 hours per resident day for registered nurses and 2.45 hours per resident...
Federal ESG investment rule withstands legal challenge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2023
A federal judge has upheld a Biden administration rule that lifts barriers to considering environmental, social and governance factors when employers are selecting 401(k) plans. The decision came after...
NLRB: Employers no longer can require silence as condition of severance agreements
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 23, 2023
“[E]mployers may not offer employees severance agreements that require employees to broadly waive their rights under the National Labor Relations Act,” the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday.
Skilled nursing occupancy holds steady as providers face expense pressures: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2023
Occupancy among skilled nursing facilities held steady in July overall, after increasing in June, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report, released Thursday by NIC MAP Vision.
Proposed ‘joint employer’ rule could be finalized in August
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board’s proposed “joint employer” rule, barring unforeseen circumstances, should be finalized in August, the board stated Wednesday in an updated filing with the District...
Court case gives edge to employers over displays of union insignia
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 04, 2023
An employer may prohibit employees from wearing union insignias on their uniforms, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, in a reversal of a previous decision from the National Labor Relations...