Laoch Services

09/16/2024

Customer: ATL you should do something to reduce the lines at security and make the process go quicker.

ATL: More guards...nah
ATL: Keep shoes on...nah
ATL: Better scanners...nah

ATL: Hey, don't we have the old conveyor belts and first generation scanners in the basement of the airport out past all of the gates?
ATL: You mean the junk we used to use for training?
ATL: Yes, those.
ATL: Sure do.
ATL: Great!

TSA Guards: Right this way folks. Shorter wait times, just follow the signs.

Customer: Why are going downstairs?
Customer: Where does it feel like we are walking the length of the airport?
Customer: Did that sign said 'condemned'?

TSA Guards: Pops out of thin air. Keep going folks. Security is just up ahead.

Security Gate: ID out, look in the camera.
TSA Agent: Please take off your belt, shoes, dump all of your stuff in the bins. Empty your pockets, be ready for a strip search.

Customer: I am supposed to fly from Terminal C.

TSA Agent: Follow the signs to the Terminal.

Customer: Why does it look like I am walking back the way I came, just down a different hallway?

TSA Agent: Move along, move along. The plane train is up ahead.

3 miles later....

Customer: Why am I at baggage claim? I should be going the opposite direction.

TSA Agent: Where did you come from?
Customer: Security
TSA Agent: Impossible. There is the security line.
Customer: I am going to miss my flight!
TSA Agent: Sorry, no one flies without going through security. I suggest you arrive early the next time.

Customer: I am here to check in.
Gate agent: You flight is not for three days.
Customer: Yes, I know. It will take me that long to get through security.

Morale of the story. Never complain about your airport wait time, just drive three hours to a small airport. It will get you there faster.

09/10/2024

Small Businesses depend on their ability to trust their service providers (HR, payroll, etc.) to honor the terms of their agreements and actually provide the service they are being paid for.

Our previous payroll provider (Paycom Payroll LLC) had been in place since 1 July 2022. In May 2024, we made the decision to change providers. We provide written notification and established the last pay period to take place on 28 June, to ensure no issues with the quarterly tax withholding and filings would take place.

More than two months later, this generic form letter was received by registered mail with an enclosed check telling me that they were unable to contribute on behalf of our company. Of the three locations, two have been in place during the entire period of service and the third for almost the entire calendar year.

The 1st and 2nd quarter tax filing reports showed that the tax withholding and amounts 'paid' matched. However, this along with a returned check states amounts were not deposited as expected.

I would caution any business, small or otherwise to not utilize Paycom Payroll LLC as their HR and payroll provider. There were a number of factors that contributed to the decision to change providers, but this solidifies the fact we made the right decision.

Paycom

01/26/2022

Laoch was featured by OSHAcademy Online Safety Training

These companies have shown that a strong safety culture is extremely important.

12/05/2020

Laoch, along with their partner Howe & Son, were awarded the Snow & Ice Removal contract for the Robert E. Roederer Army Reserve Center in Schuylkill Haven PA.

08/12/2020

Today, Laoch received its certification as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Opening the doors to more opportunities, especially those in the Veteran's First program.