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New minimum wages for Minnesota nursing home workers to take effect in September

  • Max Nesterak

New minimum wages for Minnesota nursing home workers received final federal approval and will take effect on Sept. 10, more than three years after the state Legislature created a nation-leading labor standards board to set pay and working standards for some of the state’s lowest-paid workers. Thousands of workers will receive raises with the new […]

Iowa

Caregiver criminally charged with dependent adult abuse of autistic teenager

  • Clark Kauffman

A central Iowa caregiver accused of kicking and punching an autistic teenager is now facing criminal charges of dependent adult abuse. State records indicate Falisha Turner, 47, of Des Moines was employed by as a care professional by Home Instead, an in-home care provider, earlier this year. The company provides daily living assistance for people […]