Proposed OSHA rule would double time for employees to report suspected employer criminal antitrust...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 17, 2023
An interim final rule published by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, if finalized as currently written, would give employees twice as much time as they have now to report suspected criminal...
$25 hourly minimum wage considered for long-term care workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2023
Long-term care and other healthcare workers in California would see a minimum wage of $25 per hour if legislation introduced Wednesday by state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D) passes and becomes law.
Leisure Care says brand changes reflect changing face of retirees
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2023
Seattle-based Leisure Care is “evolving” in an effort to meet the needs of the next generation of retirees, the senior living provider’s partner and executive vice president of revenue strategies,...
Capital Funding Group finished ‘very strong year,’ financing more than $2.7B
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 15, 2023
Capital Funding Group financed more than $2.7 billion in projects in 2022, financing solutions provider for multifamily properties and healthcare facilities disclosed Tuesday in a press release.
Mather scores matching funds for workforce development program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 15, 2023
Provider Mather has received matching funds of $58,100 from the city of Evanston, IL, to support eMerge, the organization’s workforce development program, which includes internship, fellowship, and scholarship...
GOP senator announces Social Security, Medicare funding bill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2023
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has proposed a bill to fund Social Security and Medicare. The action follows President Biden’s statements during last week’s State of the Union address that Republicans are looking...
Fellowship Senior Living rebrands to FellowshipLife to reflect industry’s evolution
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 10, 2023
Basking Ridge, NJ-based Fellowship Senior Living announced Wednesday the rebranding of the organization to FellowshipLife.
Should US follow Canada’s example in addressing workforce woes?
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2023
Canada is turning to immigration in a big way to fill jobs left unfilled by its citizens. Could there be a lesson for the United States? Immigration accounts for almost 100% of Canada’s labor force growth,...
Age-diverse ‘urban village’ model aims to keep older adults in the city
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2023
Repurposing downtown real estate into age-diverse housing could be a more affordable alternative to traditional retirement communities out in the suburbs, where older adults and other residents may feel...
Expanded H-2B visa cap reached for the first half of FY 2023
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2023
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year 2023 for foreign workers starting on or before March...