Unions advise NLRB to rescind old ‘joint employer’ rule and also drop new one
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2024
The AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to rescind a 2020 joint employer rule but also back off on trying to implement a replacement,...
Report from task force to address healthcare worker shortage coming in October
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2024
Texas’ Healthcare Workforce Task Force is up and running and set to release its final report Oct. 1.
Supreme Court ruling a victory for employers not supportive of worker unionization efforts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2024
A Supreme Court ruling on Thursday marked a victory for petitioner Starbucks, and it also was a victory for employers that don’t support worker efforts to unionize.
Legislation, lawsuits aim to block overtime rule from taking effect
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
Republican-backed legislation introduced this week in both houses of Congress under the Congressional Review Act, if passed, would block the federal overtime rule from going into effect on July 1.
Labor market solid, with ‘notable pockets of weakness,’ ADP finds
By
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...
Labor costs, federal scrutiny create distress in senior living and care
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2024
The major challenges and opportunities facing senior living and care providers include bankruptcy filings, scrutiny of private equity involvement and antitrust concerns in deals.
Series on long-term care affordability, staffing, equity a ‘wake-up call,’ industry advocate says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 28, 2024
A special report published last week by CNHI News and the Associated Press that focused on several “issues and complications” in assisted living and other forms of long-term care is a “wake-up call...
Long-term care leaders return to basics, employ innovation to grow direct care staff
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Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2024
Facing the reality that most new nurses don’t choose to enter geriatrics, senior living and skilled nursing leaders both are going back to the basics and seizing on innovation to expand their direct...
Task force releases recommendations addressing workforce shortages
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2024
Although North Carolina’s assisted living communities don’t employ large numbers of nurses, industry leaders noted that findings and recommendations from a state task force on addressing a shortage...
Recruiting, retention strategies shared by McKnight’s Women of Distinction
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Foster Stubbs
Adam Healy
May 16, 2024
Five current or previous McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees shared recruiting and retention strategies in a panel discussion Tuesday.