As companies strive to hire a diverse mix of employees based on gender, racial background and culture, one marker is starkly missing in most diversity, inclusion and equity statements, according to research...
New proposed ‘joint employer’ definition coming in July, NLRB says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2022
Changing the definition of joint employer status under the National Labor Relations Act is high on the National Labor Relations Board’s to-do list, according to a list of spring rulemaking priorities...
Nursing home staff turnover up 25 percent from last year: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2022
The national nursing home staff turnover rate for all employees is up 25% from last year. That’s according to findings included in the 45th annual Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report released Thursday...
Earnings calls roundup: Omega, Ensign, RMR
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 06, 2023
The Ensign Group, Omega Healthcare Investors and The RMR Group held earnings calls on Friday.
Cap reached for H-2B visas as new tools are planned for H-1B visas
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2024
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap for the additional 20,716 visas made available for returning workers for the first half of...
Brookdale achieves 13 consecutive months of year-over-year weighted average occupancy growth
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 12, 2022
November marked 13 consecutive months of year-over-year weighted average occupancy growth for Brookdale Senior Living, the Brentwood, TN-based company reported.
Ventas challenged by Land & Buildings with 3 board nominations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2024
Stamford, CT-based Land & Buildings has put forth three candidates for Ventas’ board of directors to be voted on at the Chicago-based real estate investment trust’s next annual meeting of stockholders,...
COVID-19 bill may protect senior living community from liability in resident’s death
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 16, 2021
A provision included in a COVID-19 relief bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly last year might provide a Charlotte assisted living and memory care community and its parent company immunity...
Unions now can represent workers, others in third-party wage claims
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2024
Unions in some cases can represent workers or third parties in wage claim lawsuits under legislation recently signed into law by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D).