Another state bans employers’ ‘captive audience’ meetings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2024
California is the most recent state to ban so-called captive audience meetings, where employers might give speeches that discourage employees from joining unions or that promote that the company is anti-union...
New tool helps employers avoid discriminating when using AI in recruiting, hiring
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2024
The Department of Labor has a new tool meant to help employers avoid discriminating against disabled individuals when they use artificial intelligence to assist them with recruiting and hiring.
Senior living construction booms 11 percent, fueled by surging demand
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 21, 2024
Senior living construction has surged 11% since last summer, with public sector projects outpacing the private sector in the first half of the year.
Business briefs, Aug. 16
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2024
Texas adds pressure with lawsuit against nursing home staffing mandate ‘power grab’ … Unemployment claims drop by 7,000 week over week: BLS … ‘Alarming’ legal opinion could be ‘detrimental’...
Court cites Civil War-era statute in decision that could lead to lawsuits against companies that hire...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 14, 2024
A recent federal appeals court ruling could result in more discrimination lawsuits filed by US citizens against companies that hire holders of temporary visas, according to one attorney.
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
By
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...