Legislative committee considers locating child care centers in nursing homes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2023
Child care centers could be located in nursing homes under a proposal discussed Monday by the South Dakota Study Committee on Sustainable Models for Long Term Care.
State court interprets joint employer definition ‘quite broadly’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 18, 2024
A new decision by the Massachusetts Appeals Court “significantly broadens when one entity may be found to be a ‘joint employer’ of another entity’s employees under state wage laws,” according...
Business briefs, Sept. 12
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2023
Asking rates hit near record highs in all senior living segments … Governor announces $30M in loan repayment for healthcare professionals who serve Hawaii … Curana Health, Serviam launch Value-Based...
Maryland becomes sixth state to require salary, wage disclosures in job listings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2024
Effective Oct. 1, Maryland will join five other states and the District of Columbia in requiring employers to disclose salary or wage ranges upfront in job listings.
Kansas providers may face fee hike after audit reveals many wrongly paid cut-rate assessments
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2024
Continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes in Kansas could face additional scrutiny — and in some cases, higher fees — after a recent audit from the Kansas Medicaid inspector general’s...
Discrimination based on height, weight now illegal in NYC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2023
It is now illegal in New York City for employers to discriminate based on height or weight requirements.
Report from task force to address healthcare worker shortage coming in October
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2024
Texas’ Healthcare Workforce Task Force is up and running and set to release its final report Oct. 1.
Think California’s new pay transparency law doesn’t apply to your company? You might be wrong
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 05, 2023
Even employers that operate outside of California are required to follow the Golden State’s new pay transparency law, which went into effect Jan. 1, if there’s a chance they could fill open positions...
Governor reevaluates $25 minimum wage for healthcare workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2024
In the wake of a projected $38 billion deficit, California Gov. Gavin Newson (D) is reevaluating an incremental minimum wage increase to $25 an hour for nursing homes, assisted living and other healthcare-related...
Minimum wage to increase to $25 for nursing home, assisted living workers in California
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 17, 2023
The minimum wage for nursing homes, assisted living and other healthcare workers in California will increase to $25 due to legislation signed into law Friday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).