by Ray Nomair | Oct 7, 2026 | Security Guard Services
A guard calls in sick at 5:30 p.m. for a 6 p.m. shift. The lobby, the gate, or the warehouse yard is about to go unstaffed, and the client wants to know who is covering the post. Situations like this happen at every security company, and California law shapes how they...
by Ray Nomair | Oct 6, 2026 | Security Guard Services
Introduction Overtime is one of the quietest line items on a security invoice, and one of the most expensive when it goes unmanaged. A single twelve hour post that looks efficient on paper can cost noticeably more per hour than three eight hour shifts, and the...
by Ray Nomair | Oct 5, 2026 | Security Guard Services
A lapsed guard card is one of the most avoidable problems in the security industry. A guard shows up for a shift, the registration expired two weeks ago, and suddenly the site has an unlicensed person on post. The guard may face discipline. The company that scheduled...
by Ray Nomair | Oct 4, 2026 | Security Guard Services
California businesses hire security guards to get steady, predictable protection. What many of them get instead is a revolving door. A recent UC Berkeley Labor Center factsheet puts the 2024 turnover rate in California’s security sector at 91.6%, compared with...
by Ray Nomair | Oct 3, 2026 | Security Guard Services
Ask three security companies for a price and you may get three very different hourly numbers. One quote says $22, another says $31, and a third refuses to name a figure until someone visits your site. A property manager or business owner is left wondering which number...
