“Older women workers — who comprise 47% of the labor force ages 55 and older — are plagued by a gender wage gap that is even larger than the one their younger counterparts experience,” according...
‘Significant benefits’ gained from state-run retirement savings programs: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
A state-run retirement savings program can provide “significant benefits” for workers whose employers don’t offer plans, according to a study of a model in Oregon recently published in Contemporary...
Report: Nurse residency programs could help reduce turnover
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2022
Nurse residency programs, which are popular among nurses, could alleviate turnover among long-term services and support services nurses, according to a research brief from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMassBoston.
Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act would invest $1B in direct care workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2021
The Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act would invest more than $1 billion over five years in training and increasing opportunities for the direct care workforce,...
Union workers picket outside Pennsylvania nursing facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2021
More than 4,000 union workers in Pennsylvania picketed outside of nursing homes Tuesday in protest of what they said are decades-old nursing regulations in need of updating.
Business briefs, Nov. 30
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 30, 2022
Commission says direct care worker shortage is a priority…CMS issues ultimatum on HCBS settings final rule compliance … Fitch Ratings affirms Brethren Village revenue bonds at BB+; outlook stable …...
Proposed law would enable some older workers to stay in jobs longer
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2021
Older Medicaid beneficiaries who are working and have disabilities no longer would need to retire at 65 to continue receiving benefits, under proposed legislation. The Supporting And Empowering the Nation...
Senator pushes for additional funding for long-term care facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 20, 2021
Maine state Sen. Brad Farrin (R) is urging Gov. Janet Mills to channel more federal funds toward increasing reimbursement rates for direct care workers in the state.
New York first state to require employers to offer paid prenatal leave
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 24, 2024
New York is set to become the first state to require employers to provide 20 hours of additional paid time off for pregnant workers for pregnancy-related medical care without requiring workers to tap into...
Proposed OSHA rule would double time for employees to report suspected employer criminal antitrust...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 17, 2023
An interim final rule published by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, if finalized as currently written, would give employees twice as much time as they have now to report suspected criminal...