Labor market solid, with ‘notable pockets of weakness,’ ADP finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2024
“Job gains and pay growth are slowing going into the second half of the year,” ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson said in a press release issued Wednesday in conjunction with the monthly ADP National...
Cheating on workforce drug tests on the rise as marijuana use increases: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2024
More workers are tampering with employer-mandated drug tests than ever before, according to a new report from Quest Diagnosis, published Wednesday.
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.
Senior living marketing agency Attane abruptly closes, a victim of industry’s slow pandemic rebound
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2023
Kansas City, MO, senior living marketing agency Attane on Monday unexpectedly announced its immediate closure, an apparent victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. The news leaves approximately 100 employees looking...
Increasing percentage of employees test positive for marijuana after on-the-job accidents
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2023
The percentage of employees testing positive for marijuana following an on-the-job accident increased to its highest level in 25 years in 2022, according to a recently released analysis from Quest Diagnostics.
Wage growth deceleration ‘gives clearest signal’ of labor market fundamentals
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 04, 2023
April saw a “burst of hiring” as private-sector employers added 296,000 jobs, yet annual pay growth decelerated to 6.7% year-over-year, according to the April ADP National Employment Report produced...
Evidence points to improving job market in senior living, economist says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2023
“There’s evidence of improvements in the job market for senior housing,” Beth Burnham Mace, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care chief economist and director of outreach, said...
145,000 jobs added in March while pay gains fall
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2023
Private-sector employment added 145,000 jobs in March, and annual pay growth decelerated to 6.9% year-over-year, according to the March ADP National Employment Report produced by the ADP Research Institute...
Business briefs, March 27
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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...
Benchmark, Springpoint, Lasell Village named age-friendly employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 24, 2023
Benchmark Senior Living, Springpoint Senior Living and Lasell Village, a Newton, MA, continuing care retirement community on the campus of Lasell University, are among the employers recently added to the...