Workers' Compensation

  • Carwash Video Shows Danger of Spinning Wrap
    There are plenty of things that can go wrong in and around a carwash that can jeopardize the safety of both employees and customers. A grim reminder of this hit the Internet last week when someone posted a surveillance video on YouTube showing a carwash employee taking a ...More
    October 4, 2010 By Tony Jones
    Posted in Blog, 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
  • Carwash Workers Injured in Acceleration Mishap
    Two carwash employees were injured last week when a vehicle being moved from the tunnel to a drying area pinned a female worker against the van she was drying. ...More
    September 1, 2010
    Posted in News, 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
  • Labor Commish Issues Open Letter to Carwash Businesses
    California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet issued an open letter to carwash and detailing business owners this month, reminding them that the Car Wash Worker Law has been extended until Jan. 1, 2014. The extension means carwash and polishing businesses must maintain ...More
    February 10, 2010
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • Control Workers' Compensation in Your Carwash
    Companies that maintain safe working conditions have an advantage when it comes to insurance and can even trigger a byproduct called “Saving Premiums.” In other words, providing a safe working environment for employees will more than likely help you save on workers’ ...More
    February 3, 2010 Sam Furno
    Posted in Articles, Operations
  • Sonny’s Reaches Worker Safety Milestone
    Sonny’s Enterprises celebrated a safety milestone recently when the company completed 500 consecutive work days without a warehouse employee losing a full day of work due to a work-related injury. The streak represents more than 22 months of safe operations, whereas the ...More
    February 1, 2010
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Calif. Sues Carwash for $2.6M over Labor Violations
    California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a $2.6 million lawsuit yesterday against a Los Angeles carwash for allegedly forcing employees to work nearly 60-hour weeks without overtime pay, ignoring minimum wage laws and denying injured employees workers’ compensation ...More
    December 16, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
  • Four Men Caught Soaping Nude Inside Carwash
    Police caught four nude men soaping themselves inside a carwash in Biloela, Australia, while their girlfriends took photos, according to a report by The Morning Bulletin. The men, ages 19 and 23, were charged with public nuisance and willful exposure and are scheduled to ...More
    November 18, 2009
    Posted in News, Operations
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