Austin Allen

Nov 19, 2024 | cleaningbusinesstoday.com | Austin Allen

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 businesses across the nation, affecting both owners and employees. Here’s what cleaning business owners need to know about the changes and how to adapt to ensure compliance while maintaining profitability.

Nov 8, 2024 | cleaningbusinesstoday.com | Austin Allen

CHARLESTON, SC, [11/11/24] – MaidCentral, a premier business management solution for the house cleaning industry, has partnered with Maid Brigade, a leading residential cleaning franchise, to become its official software provider. This strategic partnership aims to elevate operational efficiency, streamline processes, and enhance the customer experience across Maid Brigade’s extensive network of franchise locations throughout the USA and Canada.

Oct 28, 2024 | poetryfoundation.org | Austin Allen

When Auden goes back to a more pastoral, less Modernist voice, he does so to work through ideas of isolation, privilege, and the uncanny. There’s a deepening to his thought about England and its future—and its past, its landscape, its people and mythology. A key new ingredient in his ability to write poems that channel some of these energies and traditions came about while he was studying at Oxford between 1925 and 1928. Auden “was first captivated by Old English poetry when he heard [J. R.

Aug 10, 2024 | hackster.io | Austin Allen

Things used in this project × 3 × 2 BaseCam Extended Long Gimbal Control Board × 1 × 1 22AWG Solid Core Hookup Wire Assortment × 1 × 1 × 1 × 1 1.25mm pre-crimped connectors kit × 1 Set of assorted pre-crimped ZH 1.5mm connectors × 1 4S Lithium Polymer (LiPo) battery × 1 Set of XT-60 connectors for the battery × 1 × 1 Set of assorted M2 brass standoffs and screws × 1 1kg spool of 1.75mm thick black PLA+ filament × 1 Set of assorted clamp-on wire connectors × 1 × 1 Introduction Demo video...

Apr 25, 2024 | cleaningbusinesstoday.com | Austin Allen

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 Commission (FTC) unveiled a significant ruling aimed at banning non-compete agreements. If this ruling goes into effect, it could mean big changes for industries that traditionally rely on such clauses.