Labor Rules and Regulations
At the federal, state, and local levels, cleaning business must navigate a web of labor laws, rules, and regulations that vary greatly, especially for multi-state operations and franchises. From policy changes to audits, we cover labor-related news here.
Your Voice Needed to Restore Work Opportunity Tax Credit
ISSA needs your help to re-instate the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) for cleaning businesses.
Overtime Rule Reversal: What It Means for Residential Cleaning Businesses
In a recent legal shake-up, a federal judge in Texas has vacated the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) updated overtime rule for 2024, restoring the salary threshold for overtime eligibility to $35,568. This decision has direct implications for residential cleaning […]
FTC Announces Rule Aimed At Banning Non-compete Agreements
Non-compete agreements have long been a staple in the cleaning industry. Preventing employees from exiting to establish competing businesses or to join rival companies helps to secure both clientele and trade secrets. On Tuesday, April 23rd 2024, the Federal Trade […]
New Rule for Independent Contractors to Start Next Week
The new independent contractor rule means it’s time for a thorough evaluation of your current contractors to ensure compliance with the upcoming changes.
Amazon ditches independent contractor model for house cleaning services
Amazon has a new pilot program in Seattle, Amazon Home Assistants, which hires cleaners as regular employees, not as 1099 independent contractors.
New Oregon law requires cleaning service providers to be licensed
Law targets sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace. Effective January 1, 2018, Oregon amended its labor contracting law to require those organizations that employ workers for the purpose of providing janitorial or cleaning services to other parties (i.e., […]
Case Study: Increasing profitability per job
How to increase profits without getting bigger: Derek Christian coaches Mary Rundquist of Reliable Maids
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 […]
US Department of Labor Issues Guidelines for Classifying Independent Contractors vs Employees
DOL document gives specific examples of when a cleaning company should classify its workers as employees.Yesterday the United States Department of Labor took its strongest position to date on what is an employee vs. an independent contractor. It published a […]
Transparency and the Janitorial Contractor-Subcontractor Relationship
In February 2015, a “legal alert” was released by FordHarrison, a law firm with 29 offices in the U.S., which focuses on labor and employment law.
