House bill prohibits age discrimination against job applicants

House bill prohibits age discrimination against job applicants

From TheHill.com —   BY CRISTINA MARCOS The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday, Nov. 11, that would prohibit employers from discriminating against job applicants because of their age. Lawmakers passed the bill 224-200, with seven Republicans...
Feds Update Rules For Disability Employment

Feds Update Rules For Disability Employment

From DisabilityScoop.com —   New federal guidance is spelling out what qualifies as competitive integrated employment for people with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education issued an updated frequently asked questions document late last month that serves as...
Three Big Social Security Changes Coming in 2022

Three Big Social Security Changes Coming in 2022

From The Motley Fool —   By CHRISTY BIEBER —  Across the United States, most Americans are either paying the Social Security tax or are receiving benefits from it. That’s why changes to the program can affect just about every household. And several of those...
Bill Could Throw A Monkey Wrench Into Retirement Planning

Bill Could Throw A Monkey Wrench Into Retirement Planning

From Forbes.com —   By BRANDON HALL As you may have heard, there is pending congressional legislation that could affect what self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRAs) can invest in and how large of a retirement one can build. This legislation was brought...
On Capitol Hill, #FreeBritney Is Just The Beginning

On Capitol Hill, #FreeBritney Is Just The Beginning

From NPR.org—  In 2018, a bipartisan pair of senators introduced legislation that would provide support to individuals placed under guardianships, a legal mechanism set up for people who the court deems unable to manage their affairs. The bill never got a vote. But on...
FDA gives breakthrough nod go to liquid biopsy for Alzheimer’s

FDA gives breakthrough nod go to liquid biopsy for Alzheimer’s

From MedTechDive.com—   By Nick Paul Taylor   The FDA has awarded the latest crop of breakthrough device designations, granting regulatory privileges to investigational products including liquid biopsy tests for Alzheimer’s disease and bladder cancer....
Robots being tested to assess residents living with dementia

Robots being tested to assess residents living with dementia

Photo Courtesy Heriot-Watt University | From mcknightsseniorliving.com —  Health practitioners in Scotland are piloting remote-controlled robots to assess the physical and cognitive health of care home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias....
Senior living facilities adopt regional approach to vaccine mandate

Senior living facilities adopt regional approach to vaccine mandate

From SixtyAndMe.com —  From McKnight’s Senior Living  — Eight Lancaster, PA, senior living communities banded together Sept. 14 in announcing a COVID-19 staff vaccination requirement in the “best interest of everyone in our individual communities, as well as the...