NLRB Rules Health Care Firm’s Pay Freeze Illegal

TL/DR - The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that a health-care company broke federal labor law by unilaterally stopping nurses’ shift differential pay after agreeing to a collective bargaining agreement with the nurses’ union. The company, Twinbrook OpCo LLC, argued that continuing the shift differential pay would have constituted…

Comply by Jan 1: Mandatory Business Paperwork to Avoid Fines

TL/DR - Starting in 2024, businesses and individuals with substantial control of a company in Arizona will be required to file new identification paperwork to enhance transparency and combat money laundering, as stipulated by the Corporate Transparency Act signed in January 2021. The required information includes owners' full names, birth dates,…

Is Linked-Benefit Long-Term Care Insurance Worth It?

TL/DR - Long-term care in the US, such as nursing homes or in-home health care, is costly, with one year in a private nursing home room averaging about $108,405 nationwide. One way to prepare for these expenses is to buy long-term care insurance, specifically a linked-benefit long-term care insurance plan, which combines coverage for long-term…

Outlook Outtakes III: Growth, Private Markets, Infrastructure – AGF

TL/DR - The members of AGF's Investment Management Team have posited that interest rates may have peaked, and inflation should remain under control, providing a better backdrop for risk-taking activities and growth stocks. The team also predicts that the end of the rate-hiking cycle could catalyze an increase in positive outcomes, with capital…