DOJ appeals court-ordered temporary stay of OSHA vaccine rule
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 11, 2021
After a three-judge panel on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new mandatory vaccination rules Saturday, the Department of Justice responded late Monday,...
NLRB, OSHA partner to protect employees who report workplace violations
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 02, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor’s Occupational Health and Safety Administration are teaming up to further protect whistleblowers.
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.
Circadian lighting’s impact on seniors and their caregivers goes under the microscope
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 17, 2023
A new study will look at how caregivers are affected by circadian lighting technology and how quickly they can learn how to operate it.
EEOC shares how it plans to implement law requiring employers to do more to protect pregnant workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday issued a proposed rule to implement the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable...
Free housing offered to short-term CNAs at resort town life plan community
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 17, 2022
Casey’s Pond, a senior living community in the mountain resort town of Steamboat Springs, CO, is offering free housing as an incentive to draw certified nursing assistants to work temporarily for up...
New jobless claims reach three-month high
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 20, 2023
Initial filings for unemployment for the week rose to 231,000 for the week ending Nov. 11. That’s an increase of 13,000 from the previous week and a three-month high for new claims, according to data...
Long-term care eligible for cut of $2M in workforce development grants
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 08, 2022
Wisconsin’s senior living and care operators are eligible to receive their share of the state’s $2 million grants from the Department of Workforce Development.
Senior living community fined for not paying overtime to salaried employee
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 13, 2022
A senior living community serving more than 900 residents will pay almost $7,000 in back wages after denying a salaried worker overtime wages, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced...
Argentum unveils web tool for senior living providers, job-seekers
Feb 07, 2019
Argentum has unveiled a new web tool, the Education Pipeline, to help senior living professionals and job-seekers locate and connect with relevant college programs.
