Touting the industry’s success in COVID-19 vaccination of staff members, senior living leaders expressed relief Tuesday after the federal government announced its withdrawal of the COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing...
OSHA to withdraw COVID-19 vaccine mandate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 25, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is withdrawing the COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing emergency temporary standard it originally announced in November, the Labor Department agency said...
EEOC, DOL launch program to broaden inclusion strategies, remove hiring barriers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 21, 2022
A new federal initiative, launched by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, is meant to advance equal employment opportunities...
Unemployment drops below 4 percent for first time in pandemic, Labor Department reports
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2022
Although long-term care continues to face labor issues, the number of unemployed workers in the United States overall decreased below the 4% mark in December for the first time since the pandemic began,...
Labor organizations, unions ask federal court intervene with OSHA protections for healthcare workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 06, 2022
Several labor organizations and unions representing healthcare workers filed suit Wednesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, urging the court to order the Occupational Safety...
Jan. 4, Jan. 19 are commenting deadlines for OSHA COVID vaccination rule
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2022
Today is the last day to submit written comments on certain aspects of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard, which requires...
Christian groups appeal to Supreme Court to block OSHA vaccinate-or-test mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2021
Following the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Friday that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration can enforce a vaccinate-or-test mandate for large companies, multiple faith-based...
OSHA’s COVID-19 standard set to expire Dec. 21 if action not taken
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 17, 2021
Time is running out for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 healthcare emergency temporary standard, which was meant to protect healthcare sector workers from the spread of the...
OSHA COVID-19 workplace safety standard set to expire while vaccine mandates await legal rulings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2021
While a pair of federal vaccination mandates are being held up in the courts, action — or inaction — on another federal standard could have a heavy impact on assisted living providers in the next...
Nursing, residential care facilities lost 11,000 jobs in November
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2021
Healthcare added 2,000 jobs in November, but nursing and residential care facilities lost 11,000 jobs, according to a report released Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
