FTC’s noncompete ban upheld in one district court — a different conclusion than reached in another...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2024
A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Tuesday denied a request to block enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s final rule banning noncompete agreements in most instances.
Bill aims to override Supreme Court decision on Chevron deference
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2024
Legislation introduced Tuesday in the Senate would override the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo to overturn the so-called Chevron doctrine, which held that...
GOP calls for agency regulation review in wake of Supreme Court overturning of Chevron doctrine
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2024
The Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn a long-standing doctrine that had given regulatory agencies broad discretion to set rules for the entities they cover has set off a call from the Republican...
Fee-for-service skilled nursing utilization stable but still below pre-pandemic levels
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
National fee-for-service skilled nursing facility utilization has been stable year over year from the third quarter of 2023 to the third quarter of this year, but utilization remains 2 percentage points...
Powell hints that lower interest rates may be on the horizon
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 11, 2024
Interest rates may start to go down soon, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday during the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.
Spending on nursing homes, home care slows year over year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2024
Between May 2023 and May 2024, overall healthcare costs grew by 3.4%, the fastest increase seen since December 2007, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday.
Omega Healthcare Investors has ‘headroom’ to withstand LaVie’s bankruptcy: Fitch Ratings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2024
Omega Healthcare Investors’ credit rating has enough of a cushion to weather the recent bankruptcy of tenant LaVie Care Centers, Fitch Ratings said Tuesday.
‘Joint employer’ rule vacated by judge; business group cheers, NLRB considers next steps
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2024
The US Chamber of Commerce is celebrating, and the National Labor Relations Board is “considering next steps,” after a federal judge on Friday evening vacated the NLRB’s “joint employer” rule...
‘Joint employer’ rule effective date now March 11
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2024
The National Labor Relations Board’s “joint employer” rule now is set to go into effect on March 11 after a federal judge granted a stay last week.
Assisted living? No thank you, investors and developers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2024
Assisted living communities saw the largest decrease in interest from 2023 to 2024 of all property types included in the 2024 CBRE US Healthcare Capital Markets’ Investor & Developer Survey.