Homeland Security to streamline I-9 verification process for employers
By
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.
Workforce shortage remains issue for most nursing home, assisted living employers: LeadingAge poll
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 16, 2023
Almost all (92%) of nursing home provider members of LeadingAge that completed the association’s February / March 2023 Workforce Snap Poll reported a significant or severe workforce shortage, and 70%...
Corporate, conservative clash intensifies on Capitol Hill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 29, 2022
Conventional wisdom holds that Republicans are more business-friendly than Democrats, but that general accepted belief may no longer be the case. The business lobby once was considered a “reliable Republican...
Employers must use updated I-9 form for new or rehired workers, effective Nov. 1
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 31, 2023
Starting tomorrow, employers will be required to use Homeland Security’s new, shortened and streamlined version of Form I-9 for new and rehired employees.
Immigration tops contract worker use as nurse shortage solution for one rural health system
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 28, 2023
ternational recruitment has been one rural community health system’s response to a shortage of nurses. According to a case study published by the American Hospital Association, the Fisher-Titus health...
Avoid ‘elephant in the room,” be direct with lenders about staffing challenges, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 15, 2023
Staffing issues are a part of doing business in long-term care these days. Cambridge Realty Capital Managing Director Anthony Marino advises providers to avoid the “elephant in the room” and to be...
Demand for direct care workers expected to outpace availability: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2023
Demand for direct care workers — home care workers; workers in residential group homes, assisted living communities and other residential care; and nursing assistants in skilled nursing facilities —...
EEOC aims to strengthen protections for temporary, older and LGBTQ+ workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 13, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will increase its focus on protecting people with disabilities, older workers, LGBTQ+ individuals and temporary workers over the next five years, according to...