Healthcare ranks second among industries with workers frustrated by low pay: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 19, 2024
Healthcare workers rank second among those frustrated about their industry’s pay, according to a recent analysis from USA Today Blueprint.
Younger adults want to retire at 61 but haven’t begun financial planning: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 19, 2024
Adults aged fewer than 34 years have their eyes set on retiring at age 61, but they are not taking the necessary steps to plan for early retirement, according to new research from St. Louis, MO-based Edward...
CEOs worried about inflation, recession, yet most are unprepared: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2024
CEOs in the United States and elsewhere are concerned about economic pressures, yet just 37% are prepared for an increase in inflation, and only 34% are prepared for a recession. That’s according to...
Unions now can represent workers, others in third-party wage claims
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2024
Unions in some cases can represent workers or third parties in wage claim lawsuits under legislation recently signed into law by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D).
Business briefs, Jan. 18
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2024
Attorney general looks to expand enforcement authority over assisted living … $2K daily fines poised to begin ‘within days’ as NY staffing rule upheld … Cypress Cove awards $40,000 in educational...
4 challenges that senior living leaders must address to thrive in 2024
By
Mark Bryan
Jan 16, 2024
Here are four challenges and their implications that leaders and companies could face that must be addressed if they are to thrive in 2024.
Governor reevaluates $25 minimum wage for healthcare workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2024
In the wake of a projected $38 billion deficit, California Gov. Gavin Newson (D) is reevaluating an incremental minimum wage increase to $25 an hour for nursing homes, assisted living and other healthcare-related...
Safeguarding senior living: Avoid 3 key mistakes in employee screenings
By
Jeff Ernste
Jan 11, 2024
As disconcerting as the stakes may be, properly carrying out background checks is a necessary and ultimately rewarding effort.
Hooray, another staffing nightmare
By
John O'Connor
Jan 11, 2024
The Labor Department isn’t out to make the lives of senior living operators miserable. But some days, it can sure feel that way.
Trade secrets will be protected, even without noncompete agreements, attorneys say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2024
Trade secrets and privileged information still will be protected from competitors, even as the Federal Trade Commission prepares to release a final rule that would bar companies from requiring employees...