Biden-Harris Administration to Expand Vaccination Requirements for Healthcare Settings
The Biden-Harris Administration will require COVID-19 vaccination of staff within all Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities to protect both them and patients from the virus and its more contagious Delta variant….
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Iowa Waives Training Requirements for Nursing Home Staff
The state of Iowa has agreed to temporarily waive training requirements for nurse aides who deliver much of the hands-on care in nursing homes.
Read More »ICE announces extension to new employee guidance to I-9 compliance flexibility
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced an extension of the flexibilities in rules related to Form I-9 compliance that was initially granted last year. Due to the continued precautions…
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NJ Healthcare Staffing Company Pays $263K to 46 Workers Following US DOL Investigation
When Mitchell Martin Health Care LLC contracted with the US Department of Veterans Affairs in 2020 to provide registered nurses and respiratory therapists to help care for an influx of…
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Justice Dept. Settles with Large Healthcare Organization to Resolve Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims
The Department of Justice announced that it reached a settlement with Ascension Health Alliance, a Missouri-based healthcare organization with more than 2,600 sites — including 146 hospitals and more than…
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US DOL Recovers More Than $235K in Back Wages for 131 Workers of Georgia Home Healthcare Service
Home care aides tend to the needs of people when they are most vulnerable, often putting their own health at risk. A US Department of Labor investigation found that an…
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Biden Nursing Home Vaccine Mandate Expected to Devastate CNA Recruitment, Retainment
The Biden administration’s vaccine mandate on nursing home staff has some operators preparing for a staff exit of up to 30%, the bulk of which is expected to be positions…
Read More »Employee Files $10M Sexual Harassment Suit against Florida Nursing Home
A Jacksonville nursing home facility is facing a $10 million federal lawsuit after a former employee who is openly gay says he was repeatedly harassed by three employees and forced…
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Urgent and Primary Care Centers Pay $41K in Back Wages after US DOL Investigation
In urgent care centers, workdays may be long and hard. For clinicians who split their hours of work between two jointly owned central Florida facilities, their employers made the work…
Read More »Justice Department Settles with Iowa-Based Nursing Home and Management Company
The Department of Justice announced that it reached a settlement with JP Senior Healthcare LLC and JP Senior Management LLC, resolving the department’s claims that these companies violated the Immigration…
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