Private-Equity Owned Home Care Provider Abruptly Leaves 1,100 Clients Without Services

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – When Help at Home abruptly left Alabama last fall, nearly 800 caregivers were gone, leaving 1,100 older and disabled clients in need of replacement of services. The company cited the challenging “reimbursement and regulatory environment” in the state as the reason for its departure. According to Kristen Trenaman, the company’s vice president of public relations, the issue was in recruiting and retaining enough workers. Debra Davis, deputy commissioner for the Alabama Department …

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Union Workers Clash with Hotel Owned by Pension Fund in Ongoing Contract Dispute

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Union workers in Southern California are continuing to negotiate new contracts with hotel operators, and one hotel is standing out as an unlikely holdout in the bargaining process. The Hyatt Regency LAX, owned by the Southwest Carpenters Pension Trust, is the only hotel not to have reached a collective bargaining agreement with the union representing its workers. The ongoing contract dispute has resulted in the hotel being placed on a union …

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