Provider takes EEOC findings ‘very seriously,’ agrees to pay $450,000, train employees, to settle...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2020
A Washington state senior living operator said it has taken several steps to reinforce a core value of the company, that all people should be treated with dignity and respect, after an employee accused...
Aegis Living gambles on uncommon perk to foster employee loyalty
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2017
Eight employees of Aegis Living are going to be especially happy Wednesday afternoon. That’s the day their Redmond, WA-based employer is announcing the winners of its Dream Big Lottery. Last year’s...
Hiring shifts to a ‘more conservative’ pace
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 02, 2022
Private sector employment increased by 132,000 jobs in August, according to the August ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy...
Labor Department tells senior living operator that sales employees are nonexempt, deserve back wages
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2019
The operator of a Tennessee senior living community agreed to pay $81,008 in back wages and liquidated damages after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division said the community’s sales...
With questions about whether any further COVID-19 relief legislation will be passed this year, Argentum said Tuesday that it is focusing on a federal workplace safety rule, financial relief and workforce...
Owners of 11 senior living properties to pay $1 million in back wages, damages
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2016
The owners of 11 senior living properties will pay more than $1 million in back wages and damages to more than two dozen employees following two separate court rulings in the U.S. District Court for the...
$80M federal program to boost nursing training
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 06, 2022
The Department of Labor will beef up its Nursing Expansion Grant Program with $80 million in grants, the department announced Monday.
A good time to take stock — of you
By
John O'Connor
Apr 16, 2020
We’re all sailing through unchartered waters, but realize that you’ll probably get through these awful challenges — and you might just emerge better for the experience.
Why more senior living leaders need to take a hike
By
John O'Connor
Aug 09, 2018
While you are hammering away at spreadsheets, emails and other matters that just can’t wait, you may be slowly, but surely, becoming less connected.
‘Natural immunity’ now satisfies employer vaccine mandates in Utah
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2022
Natural immunity to COVID-19 infection could allow Utah senior living and other workers to sidestep workplace vaccine mandates.