CMS Study Undercuts Potential Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Mandate
The White House’s ambitious plans for a federal nursing home staffing mandate might have hit a snag due to the inadvertent online release and subsequent removal of a study commissioned…
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DOL Announces Proposal to Restore, Extend Overtime Protections for 3.6M Low-Paid Salaried Workers
The US Department of Labor today announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would restore and extend overtime protections to 3.6 million salaried workers. The proposed rule would guarantee overtime…
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Man with Active Warrant Hired by MDH to Run Nursing Home
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) mistakenly hired a man with an active warrant to run a nursing home in Pine Island.
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Shapiro Administration Allows Additional Licensed Nurses to Practice in Pennsylvania
In keeping with Governor Josh Shapiro’s commitment to expanding Pennsylvania’s workforce and serving Pennsylvanians more efficiently, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced today Pennsylvania is taking the first step…
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EEOC Sues Accessible Physical Therapy Services for Pregnancy Discrimination
Accessible Physical Therapy Services, a Silver Spring, Maryland physical therapy practice, violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer after learning the applicant was pregnant, the US Equal Employment…
Read More »EEOC Adopts New Strategic Plan
Today the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it has approved its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022–2026 (https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc-strategic-plan-2022-2026). Implementation will begin immediately. The Strategic Plan serves as a…
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DOL Obtains Order Requiring Illinois Care Provider to Pay $324K in Back Wages, Damages
The US Department of Labor has obtained a consent order from a federal judge that orders the owner and administrator of an Illinois home care and home healthcare provider to…
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US DOL Recovers $314K in Back Wages, Damages from Nursing Care Service Provider
The paychecks of 91 nurses and others employed by a Greenville staffing agency now include all the wages they rightfully earned, after an investigation by the US Department Labor stopped…
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Massachusetts CNA Exams to be Offered in Spanish, Chinese Next Year to Tackle Workforce Shortage
Hundreds of aspiring certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can start taking their certification exams in Spanish and Chinese next year, the start of a multilingual policy that advocates and lawmakers say…
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LeadingAge Pennsylvania President on State of SNFs One Month into Staffing Mandate
A staffing mandate for Pennsylvania nursing homes went into effect in July, and facilities are already feeling the strain. Former Gov. Tom Wolf proposed a staffing requirement of 4.1 PPD…
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