Nursing homes sue for Feb. 29 wages (Metro Halifax)


Adding an extra day to every fourth year doesn’t make much of a difference to most people. But a dispute between three nursing homes and the government has the province being sued for $66,000, and it’s all because 2008 is a leap year. Under the Homes for Special Care Act, every year the province analyzes nursing home data and sets rates of what can be charged and provides funding to cover ...

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