$646 million investment will be used train, recruit direct care workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2024
The state of New York is setting aside $646 million to train and recruit direct care workers.
Supreme Court decisions could be costly in long run, with ‘ripple effect’ for businesses, attorneys...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 23, 2024
Recent Supreme Court decisions could pose long-term ripple effects for businesses.
NLRB to ‘aggressively seek’ injunctions to protect workers during unionization efforts
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday that it remains committed to seeking federal court orders meant to protect the jobs of workers during union organizing campaigns.
Business briefs, Dec. 4
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 04, 2023
Congressional lawmakers consider competing bills with differing views on union rights … What a Cigna-Humana deal would mean … This state is facing a massive nursing home worker shortfall by 2026 …...
NLRB rescinds some election rule provisions, delays implementation of others
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board has rescinded portions of a 2019 final rule related to union elections and delayed implementation of other provisions. The action complies with a recent decision of the...
This could be the start of something bad
By
John O'Connor
Nov 17, 2022
An amendment to a state constitution could help ignite unionization efforts in the Land of Lincoln, and perhaps your state as well.
SCOTUS places ‘tombstone’ on Chevron doctrine, upending operation of federal agencies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2024
A Supreme Court decision handed down Friday morning could transform the way federal agencies operate, providing the basis for senior living operators and other companies to challenge agency decisions.
NLRB releases new joint-employer standard amid senior living opposition
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2023
The new joint-employer standard released Thursday by the National Labor Relations Board will present greater risk for employers that contract with services providers, “creating greater liability for...
Supreme Court case appears favorable toward employer in unionization dispute
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2024
The Supreme Court appeared Tuesday to be leaning in favor of coffee chain Starbucks in a union-related lawsuit against the National Labor Relations Board that could affect all types of business owners.
Court sets aside parts of NLRB union election rule
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2023
The US District Court of Appeals for Washington, DC, in a 2-1 split-decision ruling on Tuesday, rejected parts of a Trump-era National Labor Relations Board rule meant to slow the union election process.