Doherty Blog

This Saturday, Minnesota’s minimum wage will rise to $9.00 per hour, making it one of the highest in the country, and the leader of the Midwest states. The bump is a result of the phase two implementation of the wage law Governor Mark Dayton signed in April of last year. The law mandated that wages rise to $8.00 in 2014, $9.00 in August of 2015, and $9.50 in August of 2016. Following the completion of stage three in 2016, wages moving forward will be adjusted as necessary to account for inflation. These changes will only apply to employees working for qualifying large employers - businesses...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Minnesota announced Doherty Staffing as one of its “Bowl for Kids' Sake” Corporate Challenge winners. Bowl for Kids' Sake is a community event that invites local corporations to compete in a bowling tournament and fundraiser for the BBBS cause. Doherty Staffing is passionate about community involvement and supporting the causes near and dear to us. We brought three teams to the event this year and raised over $2,100, winning the traveling plaque in the Small Business Corporate Challenge category. Go team! Read more in the...

Doherty Employment Group participated in a denim recycling effort for national initiative, Blue Jeans Go Green. Doherty Employment Group held a donation drive in partnership with Cotton Incorporated’s recycling initiative Blue Jeans Go Green™. The national program repurposes denim into UltraTouch™ Denim Insulation for the homes and buildings of communities in need. Doherty’s denim drive was spearheaded by Chief Executive Officer and Co-Owner, Valerie Doherty. An advocate for green initiatives, she explains how the program was first introduced to her. “The Blue Jeans Go Green...

Memorial Day Although its place and date of origination are widely debated, the American observance of Memorial Day began in the 1860’s to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the Civil War. People have decorated the graves of loved ones since ancient times, but the Civil War saw so much loss that finally Major General John A. Logan declared May 30th, 1868 “Decoration Day”. One hundred and forty seven years later, the tradition is still celebrated on the last Monday of May at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia by laying a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and placing a small...