Engage, accommodate older workers to alleviate workforce challenges, study says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2022
Hiring older and more experienced workers could be a big help in alleviating workforce challenges, particularly in long-term care, according to a new article published in the Harvard Business Review.
Lawmakers join unions, caregivers in call for nursing home staffing standards, $25 minimum wage
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 21, 2023
Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D- TX) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) stood alongside union leaders and nursing workers Thursday at a press conference calling for a $25 minimum wage, federal minimum staffing standards...
4 generations of workers preparing for retirement amid uncertain future: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2022
Seventy-six percent of workers among four generations say their life priorities have changed as a result of the pandemic, and 56% cite saving for retirement as a financial priority, according to survey...
Worker classification rule ‘problematic’ for healthcare employers as written, coalition says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 05, 2023
A coalition of 17 healthcare organizations is urging the US Department of Labor to exempt skilled nursing and other healthcare providers from a proposal that would more strictly limit how employers classify...
Homeland Security to streamline I-9 verification process for employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2023
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security is making changes that will allow employers to remotely verify employment eligibility for new and rehired workers.
Do you know how FLSA, FMLA apply to remote workers?
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2023
Employers must ensure that employees who work remotely are paid properly under the Fair Labor Standards Act and that they follow the Family and Medical Leave Act not just for on-site workers but also for...
Nurse training pilot program a ‘win-win’ for Presbyterian Homes & Services
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
A pilot program between St. Paul, MN-based Presbyterian Homes & Services and the Eagan, MN, campus of Rasmussen University aims to fuel the nursing pipeline by training practical nurses to work at PHS.
55 percent of surveyed SNFs operating in the red, limiting admissions: AHCA
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2023
Fifty-five percent of skilled nursing providers responding to a recent survey by the American Health Care Association say that they are operating in the red, and 48% of respondents said that they would...
‘Ladders and lattices’ provide career opportunities for CNAs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 10, 2024
Providers would be wise to develop “ladders and lattices” to help certified nursing assistants advance in their healthcare careers, JAMDA, the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, reported.
End of PHE a good time to review employee accommodations—carefully, EEOC says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency does not mean that employers can automatically terminate reasonable accommodations that were provided due to pandemic-related circumstances, the Equal Employment...