A semigroup S will be called
quasi-rectangular if the set of idempotents of S is non-empty and a rectangular band
ideal of S. The theorems of this note prove in part that the following are equivalent.
(1) S is a semilattice of semigroups each of which is either idempotent free or
quasi-rectangular. (2) Every 𝒥 -class of S is either idempotent free or a rectangular
subband of S. (3) Every 𝒟-class of S is either idempotent free or a rectangular
subband of S. (4) S is a semigroup in which for any x,y,z ∈ S, x = xyx = xzx if and
only if x = xyzx.