<i>New York Times</i> Publishes PHI Letter Calling for Fair Treatment of Home Care Workers

New York Times Publishes PHI Letter Calling for Fair Treatment of Home Care Workers

08 February 2010

PHI President Steven Dawson’s letter to the editor highlighting home care workers’ low wages and lack of health coverage was published in today’s New York Times.

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<i>Times</i> Advocates to End Home Care Aide Pay Discrimination

Times Advocates to End Home Care Aide Pay Discrimination

04 February 2010

For the fourth time in three years, the New York Times published an editorial calling for overturning the 1975 federal labor regulation that exempts agency-employed home care workers from federal minimum wage and overtime protections that were enacted over 70 years ago.

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Brookings Institution Holds Long-Term Care Forum

Brookings Institution Holds Long-Term Care Forum

04 February 2010

Nearly two dozen eldercare experts convened in Washington, DC, on January 28 for a long-term care forum held at the Brookings Institution, a public-policy think tank.

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Obama’s Budget Speaks to Direct-Care Workers and Employers

Obama’s Budget Speaks to Direct-Care Workers and Employers

04 February 2010

President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2011 budget outlines spending initiatives that address two of his top priorities highlighted in his State of the Union address: job creation and health care reform.

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Foundation Awards Grants to Develop California Direct-Care Workforce

Foundation Awards Grants to Develop California Direct-Care Workforce

04 February 2010

Five organizations have received a SCAN Foundation grant award aimed at developing California’s direct-care workforce through training and continuing education.

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PRESS RELEASE: PHI Training Programs Accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (2/2/10)

02 February 2010

For Immediate Release February 2, 2010 Contact: Deane Beebe, PHI Media Relations Director 718.928.2033 / dbeebe@PHInational.org New York, NY — PHI’s unique training programs have been accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

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