Low pay, poor working conditions common for long-term care workers: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
Low pay and poor working conditions are the norm for workers in long-term care, according to a report published Wednesday by the think tank Economic Policy Institute.
Mid-year cap reached for H-2B immigration visa applications
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has enough petitions to reach the 33,000 cap for the first half of fiscal year 2022 on the H-2B visa program that lets employers hire foreign workers.
Proposed immigration fee change would hurt LTC providers, advocates say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 20, 2023
US Immigration Citizen and Immigration Services’ proposal to significantly increase filing fees for many employment-based petitions would particularly affect long-term care providers, the American Health...
Employers to face increased scrutiny when hiring immigrants
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 23, 2023
Employers will face increased scrutiny when they temporarily hire noncitizens to perform nonagricultural labor or services in the United States, according to a federal H-2B Worker Protection Taskforce...
Advocacy groups ‘strongly urge’ DOL to consider changes to processing Schedule A petitions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2022
LeadingAge and the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living met Monday with staff from the Department of Labor to “strongly urge” the agency to consider changes to Schedule...
Nursing homes miss out on workers as green card process slows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2023
Nursing facilities have lost more than 200,000 nurses and aides since the start of the pandemic, according to federal labor statistics. Some say foreign nurses waiting in the wings to fill those vacant...
Fixing inequities in long-term care workforce focus of new institute
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2022
National advocacy group PHI announced the launch of the Direct Care Worker Equity Institute Tuesday to address issues of racism and gender injustice in long-term care.
Business briefs, June 12
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2023
Enlivant laying off 284 corporate employees … Brookdale reports May occupancy … Bassett Healthcare Network, Hartwick College launch joint nursing degree incentive program … CommuniCare, staffing...
Homeland Security to streamline I-9 verification process for employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2023
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security is making changes that will allow employers to remotely verify employment eligibility for new and rehired workers.
USCIS increases immigration and naturalization fees for first time in 7 years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2024
Employers will pay higher fees to submit petitions for workers and to sponsor employees for permanent residence under a final rule published Tuesday by US Citizenship and Immigration Services.