Category Archives: Human Resources

Three Reasons Why Relatives Are Not Your Ideal Employee Source

Over the years we’ve worked with countless start-up and small healthcare businesses and one common thread is usually the employment of family and friends.  This is certainly understandable, especially when launching a new company, since funds are usually tight and … Read Full Post

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DOL Violations Go Beyond Wage & Hour Issues

Many of the US Department of Labor enforcement actions and penalties have to do with Wage & Hour violations, which inspired our 2021 blog series on various related topics.  Recently, we noticed a few other violations prompting action from the … Read Full Post

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AHCA Releases Employer Materials for Compliance with Vaccine Mandate

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration emailed providers on Friday reinforcing that the Supreme Court has lifted the stay on the injunctions against the CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.  AHCA stated that it is reviewing this decision … Read Full Post

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CMS Vaccination Mandate: 4-Step Priority List for Healthcare Employers

If you’re shaking your head, trying to understand how one vaccine mandate (for non-healthcare employers) was blocked while the one for healthcare workers remained in place, join the club.  However, our source for all things HR – Fisher & Phillips … Read Full Post

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R.I.P OSHA Vaccine ETS – An Employer’s 6-Step Priority List

While many believe the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) is D.O.A. after the Supreme Court ruling, it may just be on another hiatus as forces regroup.  As always, our go-to experts for all things HR is Fisher & Phillips and … Read Full Post

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US DOL Recovers $126K from Home Health Agency

Wage and Hour issues are serious business, which is why we ran a blog series last year on related topics.  A Connecticut home health agency was ordered to pay back wages for OT violations and for improperly deducting fees for … Read Full Post

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What We’re Reading: Beyond the Great Resignation

The workforce is graying but not in the way you might think.  While gray hair usually signals experience, the graying workforce refers to the rise of a more technically skilled worker who seems to be replacing the traditional blue-collar employee.  … Read Full Post

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The On-Again, Off-Again Vax Mandate

If those of us in healthcare are having a tough time keeping straight whether the mandates are on or off, imagine the rest of the country! As of this writing, they are on.  Kind of. Feel free to read through … Read Full Post

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Status Update on OSHA Vaccine ETS

Once again, our friends at Fisher & Phillips provide an excellent summary of the goings-on this past week regarding the OSHA ETS.  In a nutshell: limbo…. And not the dance either 😉  Two big reminders, though, to ease your anxiety:  … Read Full Post

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Court Blocks Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Across the Nation – Now What?

No doubt you’ve seen a headline or two, announcing that the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is on hold, but you may not understand the reasons for the delay or how to proceed during this waiting game.  Fortunately, our friends … Read Full Post

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