NHI ‘significantly undervalued,’ Land & Buildings says, encouraging shareholders to vote against...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2024
Land & Buildings Investment Management is encouraging National Health Investors shareholders to vote against two incumbent directors, Robert Webb and Charlotte Swafford, at the real estate investment trust’s...
Nursing homes struggle with tighter reimbursement environment, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 20, 2024
Nursing home funding challenges, capital and private equity firms were among the subjects of a webinar Tuesday sponsored by the Long Term Care Community Coalition.
H-1B visa cap reached for fiscal year 2023
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2022
US Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the cap for the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa US advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s...
Business briefs, Feb. 10
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 10, 2022
Healthpeak: Occupancy gains momentum; staffing remains challenge: Healthpeak CEO … Florida lawmakers to vote this week on lowering nursing home staffing requirements … PointClickCare named Best in...
Business briefs, Dec. 22
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2022
Jan. 5 is nomination deadline for 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards … American Healthcare REIT board neutral on unsolicited offers from CMG Partners, MacKenzie Capital … National Healthcare...
Employers to face increased scrutiny when hiring immigrants
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 23, 2023
Employers will face increased scrutiny when they temporarily hire noncitizens to perform nonagricultural labor or services in the United States, according to a federal H-2B Worker Protection Taskforce...
Feds add 35,000 visas to seasonal worker program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2022
An additional 35,000 H-2B worker visas will be available for the second half of fiscal year 2022, the departments of Labor and Homeland Security have announced.
Business briefs, Feb. 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2023
Senior living communities test 4-day work week … Specialty lender Lendmarq expands sales, operations team … Government watchdog targets up to $60B in fraud for Paycheck Protection, other COVID relief...
Giving breaks to workers may lead to increased productivity
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2023
Taking breaks throughout the work day may positively affect employee productivity, according to recent research from the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Business briefs, Feb. 1
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2022
FY 2023 H-1B cap initial registration period opens March 1, runs through March 18 … Nebraska adds almost 100 nursing home beds to help hospitals … Bill seeks to transition assisted living oversight...