Operator Blueprint · Pillar

State licensing, workers comp, EPA List N, OSHA standards, and prevailing wage rules by jurisdiction.

Comply is the Operator Blueprint pillar for the regulatory and legal mechanics of operating a cleaning business across US jurisdictions. State-by-state coverage is the focus — Licensing covers business license requirements in 35 states (and where city or county licensing supersedes state), Sales Tax covers the 46 states with sales tax rules affecting cleaning services (the tax treatment varies dramatically — Hawaii taxes cleaning services, Texas does not, California taxes janitorial only for some scopes), Labor Law covers wage and hour, prevailing wage on government contracts, and joint employer doctrine in 36 states. Beyond state coverage: Business Taxes (federal and state income tax structure, Schedule C, S-corp election, depreciation), Insurance (the carriers and policies BSCs actually buy — GL, workers' comp by NCCI class 9015, commercial auto, inland marine, EPL), and Unions (SEIU 32BJ, Local 1, the major contracts and their geographic concentration). Sourced from state DOR, DOL, and primary licensing documentation.

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