I was contacted in June 2009 by
Tina Norris (President) of TNT Management, a temp agency. Norris’s contact info. is
office-515-255-9073, cell-515-745-8351, Fax-1-888-691-0058.
I worked for
Norris, 1-day in 2007 and 1-day in 2008, as a Vendor. When she called, she asked if I was employed. I explained that I was unemployed and
getting unemployment. She said that I
did not have to report the income as long as I did not make more than
$600.00. She explained that she knew of
an agency that was looking for workers in my area and would forward my contact
info to them and how I can expect a call from them soon.
I was contacted by Julia Warren,
(National Account Director) of Integreat Staffing Agency, LLC, (ISA), 1550
Larimer St. Suite #240, Denver, CO, 80202-1643, 1-888-709-4012,
Fax-1-866-247-8686. She has contacted me by phone with
the name showing up as Jan Hansel-970-586-2041.
I also have paperwork with the heading of InteGreat Staffing
Agency that has the contact information for, located at 2801 Camino De Rio S.,
Suite 200-1, San Diego, CA 92108, Tel 619-295-1755, Fax 619-295-3106.
I called this number and told they are Action Event &
Promotions and are in suite 312 and have never heard of InteGreat Staffing
Agency, LLC.
Again, I was asked by Warren about
my employment status and I responded and was told the same as Norris, how I did
not have to report wages, until I made over $600.00. I was told, the hours to start and leave and that I would be paid
$14.00 an hour and scheduled to work June 20 and 21, 2009, as a Vendor at
various Walmart stores, distributing pharmaceutical goods. At that time, I was instructed to purchase
an item for $1.50 or less, each time upon arrival and departure and to submit
these receipts as proof.
The day before I was to start, I
was contacted by Warren, who said I needed to fill in for 2-people, meaning to
cover 2-stores. Upon arrival, Warren
instructed me to only make a purchase and leave this store and go to the other
store and make a purchase. Then I was
to return back, to the 1st store and work several hours and to time
out by making a purchase and return to the 2nd store, make the
purchase, and leave. The 2nd -day
I was to start at the 2nd store, with the same procedures. I was told what hours to report and leave
and worked 4.75 hours each day and was to be paid $28.00 instead of the $14.00
an hour for covering 2-people. I worked
in my street clothes and was to pick up the box from the pharmacy dept. to
distribute the goods. She contacted me
while in route to the store to make sure I was on my way.
I was contacted again by Norris,
about the last of July, who asked about how things went, when I last worked for
(IAS) and I told her that they shorted my check, by $38.00. On August 17, 2009, I received a check for
$44.00. I was contacted, by Warren
again to work, Aug. 22 and 23, 2009.
This weekend, I worked in 2-different stores; 1-store per day at 4.75
hours each day at $14.00 an hour, again I was told what time to start and
leave. This time I received the package
by mail along with a charge card, early Sat. morning, of which I was to
work.
I received an email that said they
received all of my paperwork correctly and how my check was to be mailed Sept.
4, 2009. As of today, I have not
received these wages.
I was contacted by Warren to work
Aug. 28, through Aug. 30, 2009. I
agreed, to only work the 28th and 29th . However, I did not get to work on the 28th ,
because I had not yet received the package of supplies, I was expecting by
FedEx, until the morning of Aug. 29th .
I received a phone call from
Warren early the morning of Aug. 29th wanting me to work as I did,
in June, when I was 1st hired.
I then became suspicious and did a research on Independent Contractor v.
Employee and learned that I had been giving wrong information and how they were
misclassifying my employment status. I
refused to work that day and since.
I immediately emailed Warren with
reasons and asked where to mail the package and the charge card, that I had
just received earlier that day, well before the time, that I was to start
work. I was instructed by Warren, to
hold on to the package, because someone would be coming by my house, to pick it
up and never did. Days later, I was
instructed to take it to the Pharmacy of the last store I worked. I did and they refused to take it. Then I was told by Warren to mail it to the
Larimer location in Denver, CO. I did
all of those things.
All of my phone calls and emails,
since were ignored without a response.
I contacted the MO Dept. of Labor, Wage and Hour Division and emailed
Warren and Marie Mahedy (Business Manager) of (ISA) 970-367-5761, on 9/14/09 giving them the contact name
as instructed of Cleveland Marburgh at 913-551-5721 ext. 232. They never contacted him until 9/21/09 and
this was the 1st time (ISA) had ever contacted me.
Marburgh was told that I was not
due any pay until the last week of Sept.
Mahedy phoned me on 9-21-09 and
said that she was not aware of the situation and would contact Warren saying
she knows she had been busy in meetings for the last several weeks. I made many phone calls and sent many emails
to Mahedy, Warren and (IAS), and all were ignored.
As of today, Mahedy and Warren say
they hadn’t received the package mailed Sept. 11, 2009 and talk as if they are
not wanting to release any pay until they receive the package, nor do they want
to acknowledge the receipt given, saying it does not contain a tracking number.
(No! I did not nor was I instructed to send this package, certified or with a
return receipt, costing more money, that I did not have, being that I had not
been paid). I contacted the postal
services, 9/21/09 and was told they were to receive the package with-in
9-business days sometime by 9/23/09.
I reported this income and the
income from June 2009, during the week ending Aug. 22 & 29, 2009, to the
unemployment office. My unemployment
checks was held up because of these pending issues. I never received an unemployment check from Aug. 23, until Oct.
2, 2009. Had I known that (IAS) and the
unemployment, was not going to pay me, in the month of Sept. I could of applied
for emergency food stamps, as they chose to mislead and play games with me.
Sometime during the week of
September 13-19, 2009, I received another package by FedEx for week 35. I immediately emailed Warren and Mahedy
about this package and Warren said she would make arrangements to have FedEx to
return and pick up this package. As of
today, they have not done so.
On September 21, 2009, I sent a demand
letter to (IAS) and a complaint to the CO Dept. of Labor and
Employment-Division of Labor, (Claim Number 5603-09)-Compliance Officer-Ruth
Aplington (303) 318-8448, demanding a payment of $146.11 to include the $133.00
for the 2-days I worked 9.5 hours total and to be reimbursed for the mailing of
the package at $13.11, for a total sum of $146.11.
On October 28, 2009, I contacted
(IAS) and Mahedy answered and I was told that they still hadn’t received the
package sent 9/11/09 and was not going to do anything, until they speak with
Cleveland Marburgh of the MO Labor and Employment Division. I also asked her why had they not made
arrangements to pick up the package that was last sent and she said that she
was not aware that it had been sent and said that she would get with Warren
about this. That was a lie, because I
sent both Warren and Mahedy an email and left messages about this package. This was the last conversation and as of
today I have not received any calls or pay.
(IAS) is using the package sent,
that they claim they have not received as an excuse to not pay me my
money. It is evidence that the box is
not of importance when they have not made an attempt to have the last package
picked up.
Therefore, I am left to believe
that all of this is done, in retaliation, because I could no longer and refused
to work under those fraudulent conditions.
The company was liable and I have suffered damages in the course of
their negligence.
