EEOC, DOL launch program to broaden inclusion strategies, remove hiring barriers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 21, 2022
A new federal initiative, launched by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, is meant to advance equal employment opportunities...
EEOC proposal details changes to employer responsibilities to prevent workplace harassment
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2023
Changes to employers’ responsibilities to prevent harassment in the workplace are detailed in updated guidance proposed Friday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Nonbinary job-seekers face bias in hiring, at work: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2023
Identifying as nonbinary — someone who does not identify exclusively as a man or a woman — or using they/them pronouns can hurt an applicant in the job search process, according to a recent study by...
EEOC to home in on workplace discrimination
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to increase its focus on protecting people with disabilities, older workers, LGBTQ+ individuals and temporary workers over the next five years. That’s...
25-member collaborative calls for Medicare, Medicaid eligibility changes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2022
Twenty-five national and local organizations have signed on to an effort calling for the standard-of-living measures used to determine eligibility for programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, taxes, food assistance...
‘Put some meat on the bone’ to create meaningful diversity programs
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2021
Effective diversity, equity and inclusion in programs must do more than talk about workplace fairness or train employees about bias; they also must work to actively counter discrimination and promote representation.
Actions & Transactions, Jan. 17
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2023
Ziegler closes $19M in bonds for Living Branches … MassHousing provides $13.5M in financing for Medford, MA, affordable senior housing project … Developing housing complex for LBGTQ+ older adults in...
Actions & Transactions, Oct. 18
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 18, 2022
Evans Senior Investments arranges $25M sale of Anaheim, CA, SNF … Designed with smart home technology, HumanGood opens 100th affordable senior housing community … $13M age-restricted affordable community...
Actions & Transactions, Jan. 25
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2024
Blueprint brokers sale of assisted living, memory care community in Dallas … Living Out to host grand opening Tuesday of LBGTQ active adult community in Palm Springs, CA … Cedarhurst breaks ground...
Business briefs, Oct. 25
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2022
Governor expands funding, services to LBGTQ+ seniors … Oregon’s long-term care workers find affordable healthcare coverage through Essential Worker Healthcare Trust … StockNews.com downgrades Ventas...