Maryland becomes sixth state to require salary, wage disclosures in job listings
By
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.
Business briefs, March 27
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 27, 2023
Bill closes ‘loophole’ in provider background checks … USCIS lifts COVID-related flexibilities … Biden’s budget would strengthen Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, HCBS, senator says … ORA...
Business briefs, March 20
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 20, 2023
Workers to strike at 7 Michigan SNFs … 18 Republican governors rally against Biden’s ESG plan … Wisconsin allocates $7M to add assisted living unit at minimum security prison … Utah becomes most...
Massachusetts AG will appeal court decision to dismiss landmark COVID case alleging nursing home neglect
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 16, 2021
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a notice of appeal Tuesday in Hampden County Superior Court seeking to overturn a lower court’s dismissal of criminal charges lodged against two leaders...
Business briefs, July 3
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 03, 2024
White House allocates $206M to train physicians in geriatric care … $85M in HUD funding announced at HumanGood-hosted event … Washington becomes most recent state to implement new labor laws
State court interprets joint employer definition ‘quite broadly’
By
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...
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.
Industry groups launch online resource for senior living and care careers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 14, 2024
The Minnesota state partner of LeadingAge and Argentum and the state affiliate of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living have partnered on an online resource meant to...
National quits rate drops — as well as new job opportunities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 25, 2024
The national job quits rate for a four-month period in 2023 reached the lowest it has been since August 2020, with the greatest rate in Alaska and the least in Massachusetts.
Governor reevaluates $25 minimum wage for healthcare workers
By
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...