Birchwood closes first round for $100 million 5V+ Seniors Healthcare Fund
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2023
Chicago-based healthcare fund management firm Birchwood Healthcare Partners has completed the initial closing of its 5V+ Seniors Healthcare Fund, the company announced Thursday.
‘Significant benefits’ gained from state-run retirement savings programs: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
A state-run retirement savings program can provide “significant benefits” for workers whose employers don’t offer plans, according to a study of a model in Oregon recently published in Contemporary...
Coventry Holdings of Minnesota opens 18th Suite Living Senior Care community
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 28, 2023
Coventry Holdings of Minnesota has opened its 18th Suite Living Senior Care community, in White Bear Lake, MN. The company has another six new communities slated to break ground later this year or next.
Social Security Administration changes benefit calculation for Supplemental Security Income
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2024
The Social Security Administration no longer will include food in calculations used to determine a person’s eligibility for Supplemental Security Income payments and the payment amount, effective Sept....
CCRCs partner to offer home healthcare to independent living residents
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 08, 2024
Two continuing care retirement communities in western New York have partnered to provide a home healthcare option for the communities’ independent living residents.
NLRB, OSHA partner to protect employees who report workplace violations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 02, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration are teaming up to further protect whistleblowers.
Giving breaks to workers may lead to increased productivity
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2023
Taking breaks throughout the work day may positively affect employee productivity, according to recent research from the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
EEOC shares how it plans to implement law requiring employers to do more to protect pregnant workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday issued a proposed rule to implement the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable...
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...
Keep an eye on Washington state initiative, long-term care insurance expert cautions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2024
As the one-year anniversary of the effective date of the country’s first publicly operated, tax-based long-term care insurance program approaches July 1, voters in Washington state “are being given...