Giving breaks to workers may lead to increased productivity
By
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.
Millions more salaried employees would be eligible for overtime pay under federal bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2023
Millions more salaried American workers would be eligible for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week under a bill reintroduced Wednesday by Democratic legislators in both bodies of Congress
NURSE Visa act would allow qualified nurses into US to alleviate shortages
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2024
The National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees, or NURSE, Visa Act, introduced Monday, aims to allow some foreign nurses to work in the United States amid a labor shortage
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
By
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
By
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...
NLRB: Employers no longer can require silence as condition of severance agreements
By
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.
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
By
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...
Legislative committee considers locating child care centers in nursing homes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2023
Child care centers could be located in nursing homes under a proposal discussed Monday by the South Dakota Study Committee on Sustainable Models for Long Term Care.