Half of top 20 surprising no-degree-required jobs are in healthcare
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2023
Americans are surprised to learn of the many no-degree-required jobs available, and 10 of the top 20 such jobs are in the healthcare industry. That’s according to the results of recent research by JobSage.
SNFs, CCRCs ‘off the pace’ for recruiting, retaining workers: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 16, 2024
Skilled nursing facilities and continuing care retirement / life plan communities “are still well off the pace needed to reach a full post-pandemic recovery” in terms of their workforces, according...
Post-hire noncompete agreements void in California as of Feb. 14
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2023
Come Valentine’s Day, all current pre- and post-hire noncompete agreements will become void in the state of California.
Welltower codifies ESG initiatives in formal policy
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2024
Welltower has formalized its environmental, social and governance commitment in a board-approved ESG policy, according to the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust’s annual ESG report, released...
Merger, acquisition activity lags across healthcare
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 05, 2024
Deal activity declined last year across nearly every segment of healthcare, according to newly released data from Irving Levin Associates
HHS proposes new rule requiring employers to protect employee rights, avoid discrimination based on conscience,...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2023
Long-term care and other employers would need to take extra steps to protect employees’ rights and avoid discrimination based on their consciences and religious beliefs under a proposed rule announced...
Life plan community outlook ‘deteriorating’ in 2023: Fitch Ratings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2022
The outlook for continuing care retirement / life plan communities is “deteriorating” due to continued labor challenges and a “softening broader economy.” That’s according to a newly released...
Employees’ computer boot-up time is compensable under FLSA, court rules
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 09, 2022
Work-from-home employees should be paid for the time it takes for their computers to boot up before they can clock in, according to a panel of judges in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Safeguard employees’ pension funds or face fines, other sanctions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 26, 2022
Employers are entrusted to safeguard their employees’ pension funds or face steep consequences, as one home health provider recently learned.
Demand for nurses continues to eclipse supply: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2023
Almost three years after the start of the pandemic, a shortage of registered nurses continues to eclipse the supply of qualified professionals.