Senior living will ‘benefit greatly’ from ‘largest federal investment’ of $244 million in apprenticeships,...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2024
The White House has announced the awarding of $244 million in grants aimed at bolstering registered apprenticeship programs across the country.
Report from task force to address healthcare worker shortage coming in October
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2024
Texas’ Healthcare Workforce Task Force is up and running and set to release its final report Oct. 1.
FTC challenges the challengers on noncompete rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 03, 2024
In response to mounting legal challenges and a looming court decision expected July 3, the Federal Trade Commission has filed a response to those seeking to stay a rule banning employer noncompete agreements.
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act requires ‘reasonable accommodations,’ but what is reasonable?
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2024
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which went into effect in June, requires employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations for a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy,...
Workers value health insurance, paid time off, retirement plans ahead of other benefits
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2024
Healthcare workers value health insurance, paid time off and access to a retirement plan above any other benefits an employer might offer, according to a report released Tuesday by the TIAA Institute.
Lessons from the pandemic can help ensure caregivers’ mental health and well-being
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2023
Healthcare organizations’ disaster preparedness plans must include “explicit plans for supporting mental health,” say the authors of a new piece in JAMA Psychiatry.
End of PHE a good time to review employee accommodations—carefully, EEOC says
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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...
New OSHA initiative emphasizes prevention, reduction of workplace falls
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2023
A new Occupational Safety and Health Administration national emphasis program aims to prevent and reduce workplace falls.
Some out-of-state nurses allowed to practice in Pennsylvania starting Sept. 5
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 28, 2023
Beginning Sept. 5, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses from 40 other states who hold multistate licenses through the Nurse Licensure Compact, or NLC, will be able to provide in-person and telehealth...
59 percent think they’ll be comfortable, secure in retirement: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2023
Fifty-nine percent of Americans who plan to retire believe they can afford a comfortable and secure retirement lasting more than 10 years, according to the findings of a new study by Edward Jones and Age...