Fitch Ratings revises outlook for Broadmead to stable from positive … Fitch Ratings affirms Forest at Duke at BBB-; outlook stable … $17 minimum wage would cost 1.4 million jobs, run up Medicare tab:...
22 states to increase minimum wage on Jan. 1
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2023
Almost half of the states, along with 40 local jurisdictions, are set to ring in 2024 with increases to minimum wage, according to Polsinelli law firm.
More news for Wednesday, Oct. 11
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2023
CA raises minimum wages for healthcare workers … COVID vaccination disparities found among long-term care residents … Older adults make up two-thirds of COVID hospitalizations this year … Majority...
More news for Friday, Sept. 15
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2023
LeadingAge joins coalition urging Congress to fund government … Senators introduce bill to increase minimum wage to $11 an hour … CA bill increases required paid sick leave to 5 days … Kauhale Health...
Bill would increase federal minimum wage to $11 an hour
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 15, 2023
Republican senators Bill Cassidy (LA), Susan Collins (ME), Shelley Moore Capito (WV), Tom Cotton (AR), Mitt Romney (UT) and JD Vance (OH) on Wednesday introduced a bill that would gradually increase the...
More news for Thursday, July 13
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2023
Senior living advocates tell senators that assisted living access is vital to veterans … Proposed House appropriations bill would cut HUD Section 202 program funding by 15% … Industry groups drop suit...
Business briefs, July 13
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 13, 2023
Governor signs 2 bills aimed at overhauling state’s eldercare system …Industry groups drop lawsuit over minimum wage requirements … Kendal on Hudson awarded AVP Seal for fifth consecutive year …...
Increasing minimum wage would worsen assisted living workforce challenges, not fix them, coalition says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 02, 2023
A California bill that proposes increasing the minimum wage to $25 for direct care workers and support staff members has plenty of opponents, including senior living industry advocates.
Senior living advocates, provider join lawsuit to stop minimum wage requirement
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2022
A Florida assisted living advocacy group and provider have joined a lawsuit filed Tuesday alleging that the state budget exposes them to class action lawsuits over a mandatory minimum wage for direct care...
Funding, unionization needed to improve wages, working conditions in long-term care: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2022
Expanding public funding, increasing the minimum wage and unionizing workers are the first steps toward improving wages and working conditions in the residential long-term care industry, according to the...