A new public education campaign will stress the importance of mental health-friendly workplaces, the Department of Labor announced Wednesday at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Workplace Policy...
Gender wage gap narrows among younger workers: Pew Research Center
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2022
Women in the United States overall tend to make less money than men, but the gender wage gap is narrowing among younger workers, according to data published this week by the Pew Research Center.
Government underinvestment responsible for aging services infrastructure decline: LeadingAge CEO
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light “decades of state and federal underinvestment in our aging services infrastructure,” Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of LeadingAge, wrote in an opinion...
Investigations in 660 tax and money laundering cases have uncovered more than $1.8 billion in alleged COVID-19 fraud over the past two years, IRS Criminal Investigation announced Thursday.
Almost a third of nation’s workforce earns less than $15 an hour, research shows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2022
New research from Boston-based Oxfam America indicates that 51.9 million workers, 31.9% of the nation’s workforce, earn less than $15 an hour.
Employee Rights Act of 2022 meant to give workers, business owners ‘stability and flexibility’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2022
An updated version of the existing Employee Rights Act is meant to protect independent contractors, franchisees, entrepreneurs and anyone seeking flexible work options.
Change to Hawaii REIT tax status structure would not generate windfall for state, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2022
Hawaii lawmakers have shelved a bill that if passed would have changed the tax structure for real estate investment trusts in the state. Proponents of the tabled bill claim that it could result in “millions...
Pent-up need for senior housing, services drives record absorption: Report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 24, 2022
The pent-up need for senior housing resulting from the pandemic has driven record absorption across the industry over the past six months, according to a first quarter special report from Marcus & Millichap.
Complete Care to acquire Hackensack Meridian long-term care holdings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 24, 2022
Tom’s River, NJ-based Complete Care Management is acquiring most of Hackensack Meridian Health’s long-term care holdings in a 10-year agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Complete Care...
Operators welcome delays in enforcing New York’s nursing home staffing requirements
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2022
Some unions and advocates for older adults are concerned that minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes passed last May by New York state lawmakers have not taken effect.