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.
Millions more salaried employees would be eligible for overtime pay under federal bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2023
Millions more salaried American workers would be eligible for overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours a week under a bill reintroduced Wednesday by Democratic legislators in both bodies of Congress
Retired Americans returning to workforce amid rising wages, inflation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2022
Retirees are returning to the workforce to reap higher wages and keep up with record inflation, according to an analysis released by Magnify Money earlier this month.
Night shift work can have grave consequences: draft report
By
John O'Connor
Aug 29, 2018
Those who regularly work night shifts know it can throw off their body clocks. But a new study suggests the consequences can be far more severe.
Number of nurse practitioners increases 9 percent since May
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 12, 2022
The number of licensed nurse practitioners has grown by 9% since May, according to data released Thursday from the Austin, TX-based American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Operators welcome delays in enforcing New York’s nursing home staffing requirements
By
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.
Fired worker charged in fatal stabbing of assisted living manager
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2021
A man recently fired from an assisted living community in Burbank, CA, will be arraigned on murder charges next month in connection with a fatal stabbing of the community’s manager.
Home care workers press their case for higher wages before Labor Secretary Marty Walsh
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 24, 2021
Nevada home care workers bent the ear of U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Wednesday over higher wages and benefits for care economy workers.
Two home care companies, two strategies in fight for caregivers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 19, 2021
Home care and home healthcare providers are emerging from the long war against the COVID-19 virus, only to be confronted with a different battle: the one for talent.
Anticompetitive, unfair, deceptive practices in workplace targeted under new FTC, DOL agreement
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 25, 2023
Operators may find themselves under increased scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Labor team up to target anticompetitive, unfair and deceptive practices in the workplace.