Labor Issues

  • New York Carwash to Pay $1.96 Million in Wage Settlement
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    Broadway Bridge Wash & Lube in New York City settled its labor case with the state by agreeing to pay $1.96 million in back wages and other damages, the New York labor commissioner’s office said. The state labor department’s investigation determined the carwash failed ...More
    October 20, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Koi Restaurant Owners Not Tied to Implicated Carwashes
    The California attorney general’s office retracted an erroneous press release tying the owners of the Koi Restaurant chain to eight carwashes the state is suing for allegedly exploiting workers, unpaid wages and illegal business practices. ...More
    October 13, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • California Sues 8 Carwashes for $6.6 Million in Labor Violations
    California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a $6.6 million lawsuit Monday against eight carwashes owned by members of the Sikder family for allegedly exploiting workers, unpaid wages and illegal business practices. ...More
    October 6, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • 2 Carwash Workers Injured after Jeep SUV Accelerates
    Two carwash workers were injured last week when a fellow employee lost control of a Jeep SUV and struck a vehicle they were towel drying, according to a report by NBC Washington. The general manager of Sonic Soft Car Wash in Woodbridge, Va., told the news station the Jeep ...More
    September 7, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Quality Training Builds Fast Lube Business
    Every retail business faces the challenges of employee turnover, low morale and poor customer service. Keeping employees motivated, customer focused, or even on the payroll is difficult. At Jiffy Lube, franchisees are faced with the same obstacles. They are challenged with ...More
    August 19, 2010 Ken Barber
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • L.A. Carwash Owners Sentenced to Jail, Fined $1.25M
    Los Angeles carwash owners Benny and Nissan Pirian were each sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay restitution of an estimated $1.25 million in unpaid wages to workers after the brothers entered a no contest plea to six criminal counts, according to the city ...More
    August 18, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Time to Give Your Training Program a Check-up
    If your training program is new, you probably have found that while you started with the best of intentions, your program may not quite cover everything you would like or that you needed to change or refine procedures along the way. Believe it or not, this is very common, ...More
    August 4, 2010 Keith Duplessie
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • Calif. Carwashes Fined $700,000 during Two-Day Sweep
    California carwash businesses were fined $771,050 by investigators from the California labor commissioner’s office during a recent two-day, statewide sweep. More than $500,000 of the penalties was issued to 65 unlicensed carwash businesses cited for not being registered ...More
    May 19, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Carwash Customer Run Over, Injured by Own Vehicle
    A carwash customer in Boulder, Colo., was injured March 3 when his own vehicle ran him over and trapped him beneath the car, according to a report by DailyCamera.com. Harvey Arnold washed his 1997 Lotus at a Conoco carwash without incident, but told police he was drying the ...More
    March 10, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • WCA to Host Meeting on Carwash Unionization, Labor Laws
    The Western Carwash Association will host a meeting event April 8 on how to respond to carwash unionization efforts and proper compliance with labor laws. The program will take place at the Westin Los Angeles Airport hotel and consist of two educational sessions. ...More
    March 10, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
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