America’s economy has bounced back. Economic news is good. In his first year in office, President Biden lowered poverty in the United States. Lower-income Americans gained more wealth than at any time since the “War on Poverty” in the 1960s. Lower-income workers have more job opportunities than they have had for 30 years. Wages are
Passive Neglect Passive neglect puts care recipients at risk of serious injuries or death. The Patch reported a male patient, John Eschenbach, went missing from CareOne at Parsippany nursing home. The facility allowed him to leave the facility unsupervised. The staff failed to provide the necessary supervision to maintain his health, safety, and well-being. The facility
Republicans are divided and divisive. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s comments on audio recordings upset Fox News entertainer Tucker Carlson. Carlson raged at the California politician after the released audio contradicted his public comments supporting Trump’s insurrection. “Kevin McCarthy is a puppet of the Dem Party” pic.twitter.com/oNUExc5qL0 — Acyn (@Acyn) April 27, 2022 Will Kevin
Arbitration Prevents Economic Justice The Regulatory Review reported on a six-part series entitled Promoting Economic Justice. Remington A. Gregg wrote the article about arbitration and economic justice. Gregg served as counsel for civil justice and consumer rights at Public Citizen until March 2022. Below are excerpts from the article. Pre-dispute binding arbitration clauses and class action
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services added data to its website highlighting nursing home ownership changes in an effort to increase transparency. However, the information is missing the true owners who use shell companies for sales and purchases. The information is now available on data.cms.gov. This is the first time CMS has attempted transparency for
New Jersey had a genius idea. Let’s protect nursing home caregivers by protecting wages and benefits. Often when a new nursing home owner buys a facility, they immediately lower wages and benefits to get an immediate profit. The new law requires buyers of nursing homes to preserve employee wages and benefits for six months. The
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