Judge rejects sick leave and emergency family leave restrictions
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Amy Novotney
Aug 05, 2020
A federal judge has struck down the Department of Labor’s restrictions on which workers can access a temporary federal paid leave program, according to court documents released Monday.
Assisted and independent living hit new occupancy lows: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Dec 18, 2020
The stabilized occupancy rate for majority assisted living properties fell again in November, dropping 0.1 percentage point to 80.6%, according to the latest intra-quarterly snapshot report from the National...
Lawmakers in several states propose bills to ban employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines
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Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2021
Although only a handful of long-term care operators have gone the route of requiring employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, some state legislators are working to pre-empt those mandates, according to a Washington...