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Janitors Win Travel Time and Meal Break Lawsuit

Cleaning company ordered to pay $425,000 in missing travel time and other time and wage violationsCapital Building Services Group, based in Illinois, provided the contract janitors for several department stores in Minneapolis, MN. The stores confirmed that the group won the contracts because they could provide the lowest labor costs. The class action lawsuit won [...]

By |2016-02-24T15:00:21-05:00February 24th, 2016|Finance, Labor Audits, Minimum Wage, News, Staff Management|
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"Acheiving Excellence in Cleaning Management Training" Program Made Available to All

Celebrate Earth Day 2016 with a free management training seminar at Consolidated Chemical Works. Chicago, IL – Consolidated Chemical Works (CCW), will host a half day of training for all those interested at its headquarters in downtown Chicago. “Training is integral to the success of any cleaning program” said Anthony Trombetta, Director of Sales & [...]

By |2016-01-25T18:36:23-05:00January 25th, 2016|News, Press Release, Staff Management|
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Employee Drug Policies Continue to Exclude Medicinal and Recreational Marijuana Use

Despite legalization, marijuana smoking and influence remains a banned practice at work.In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) found that 94% of companies in states where medicinal and/or recreational marijuana use is legal continue to have and enforce formal, written substance abuse policies. Further, 38% of companies will reject candidates who [...]

By |2016-01-06T20:46:02-05:00January 6th, 2016|Challenging Employees, Millennial Workers, Operations, Staff Management|
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Motivating Employees with School Tuition and Flexible Schedules

Paula Dills-Friedrich's education program promotes employee success while building company culture.Educational Opportunity In a world where knowledge is power, wise business owners know the value of supporting the education of their employees. And Paula Dills-Friedrich is part of that savvy group. Friedrich owns two residential cleaning franchises called The Cleaning Authority, one in Frederick, MD and one [...]

By |2016-01-06T18:46:40-05:00January 6th, 2016|Business Strategy, CBOs in the News, Employee Training, Motivation, Promotion, Leadership, Staff Management|
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Training Wage Introduced for Younger Workers in Michigan

Michigan lawmakers debate the benefits of a lower entry-level wage for workers under 20.Michigan Senate Bill 250, also called "The Workforce Opportunity Wage Act," may allow employers to pay employees under 20 years of age a a wage 15% lower than minimum wage during their training period, up to the first 90 days of employment. [...]

By |2015-12-30T21:05:08-05:00December 30th, 2015|Finance, Minimum Wage, News, Staff Management|
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The "Sniff Test" When It Comes to Independent Contractors

New NLRB rules may have muddied the waters about who is or isn't an independent contractor.West Chicago, IL - In the past year, who is and who is not considered an independent contractor has become more complicated. In an attempt to clarify things, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) made some big changes to independent [...]

By |2015-11-11T22:07:19-05:00November 11th, 2015|Press Release, Staff Management|
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Using Telehealth to Curb Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs

Businesses can take advantage of telehealth services to mitigate the rapid rise in health insurance compliance costs.LOS ANGELES – With the employer mandate still intact and healthcare reform provisions, such as the Cadillac tax, expected to continue taking effect in the coming years, many businesses are searching for ways to curb their skyrocketing health insurance [...]

By |2015-09-23T17:13:38-05:00September 23rd, 2015|Finance, Press Release, Staff Management|
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National Labor Group Calls for Equal Benefits for W2 and 1099 Workers

The National Employment Law Project asserts that policymakers should make portable benefits required for all companies.In the face of rampant employee misclassification, one labor group - The National Employment Law Project - recommends that, instead of confusing things with another class of employees, policymakers extend common employee benefits to 1099 contractors. This could remove much [...]

By |2015-09-23T16:40:32-05:00September 23rd, 2015|Employee Training, Motivation, Promotion, Leadership, News, Staff Management, Trends in Residential Cleaning|
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3 Ways Millennials Influence Your Profitability

If you don’t take millennials seriously as a consumer and employee group, your business will only get harder to keep in the black, much less grow.Call us what you want, but we are drastically reshaping your cultural and consumption patterns and are quickly becoming the most influential generation today. Born between 1982 and the mid-2000s, [...]

By |2015-09-09T15:10:47-05:00September 9th, 2015|Millennial Workers, Staff Management|
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