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DOL: Most Independent Contractors Are Employees
Employee or independent contractor? This issue has been a contentious one for years, with many saying employers...
Antipsychotic Overuse in Nursing Homes
Nursing home patients should never be prescribed medication out of convenience, especially ones with significant...
States Place Restrictions on Employers and Social Media
Like it or not, social media has become an inescapable part of life. No place is immune from its influence – not even...
Bill Allows Cameras in Nursing Homes
Illinois recently passed legislation to allow nursing home cameras for video and audio monitoring to ensure the safe...
Upping the Ante on Parental Leave
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, recently announced that parents working for Virgin Management will begin...
Racist Texts Cost AT&T Executive His Job
An AT&T executive was fired recently after an employee accused him of keeping and sending racist images on his...
A Raise for 5 Million Americans
A new plan proposed by President Obama would potentially raise compensation for more than 5 million Americans by...
Startups Shouldn’t Take Shortcuts
When it comes to the early stages of a business, entrepreneurs often take shortcuts. Creating a product and...
Let’s ‘MOVE’ on From Non-Competes for Low-Wage Workers
More companies are implementing non-compete agreements for low-wage employees, who are less capable of working farther...
What South Carolina Could Learn From New Mexico
This April, the New Mexico state legislature passed a bill putting limits on non-compete clauses placed on physicians...
Communication Leads to Improvement in Nursing Homes
A new study from Brown University has linked communication and attentiveness in nursing homes with quality of care,...
Sandwiched Between a Rock and a Hard Place
There have been new developments in the case of Jimmy John’s and their non-compete agreements. A federal judge in...
Senior Care Costs Soar
A survey conducted by Genworth Financial, one of the major providers of long-term care insurance, has concluded that...
Wage Theft is Bad News for Workers
Wage theft is the most prevalent of theft in the U.S. today, accounting for more lost funds than any other specific...
Texas Bill Could Shut Down Dangerous Nursing Homes
The Texas Senate is considering a bill that would place more stringent consequences on nursing homes that receive...
School’s Legal Troubles Set an Example
South Carolina State University, the state’s only publicly funded historically black college, has undergone a long...