A M NOtary & Preservation, A M Notary & Preservation ALL Work, No Pay! Buda Texas

I am the one who wrote about filing the Texas Workforce wage claim.  I got every penny of my pay.  Texas had to garnish the company's bank account, and then sent my pay to me.  They directly took the pay from their account!

Here's how I did it:

I had accurate record-keeping including dates, addresses, amount for each job, amount paid, remaining balance.

I told Texas Workforce very clearly what was owed down to the penny

I told Texas Workforce what I thought the owners would say as a response.  And Texas told me that indeed, that was their response as to why they felt I did not owe it.  Gearing Texas up for it helped win my case.

Robin

I worked for AMNotary for about 2 years before moving out of the area and am surprised to read these issues about Bonnie and Mike. I would've continued with them if I'd stayed in Texas. We had occasional blips but that's part of the business. My first job out of high school before I left for college was working in the office of a company that provided such services for an adjoining mortgage company - so I learned the paperwork process. 

I'm no longer a sub of AM but I had no complaints with them. 

Grasshopper Landscaping

It's funny how the only positive responses to this company state they have to remain "anonymous"(e). To those who have worked for AMNOTary, it's a knock-off that anonymous(e) is the owners writing in, trying to defer the truthful reports by people willing to identify themselves. It's a knock-off Mike.

An ex-employee of AM NOTary went ahead and got a job working for Safeguard, the people who supposedly had witheld pay to AMNOTary for long periods of time, which supposedly caused AMNOTary to delay paying their own employees for long periods. Except that this ex-employee of AMNOTary, once they started working for Safeguard, always got paid within two weeks of doing the work.

The rat gets smellier & smellier.

I've already signed my name up above.

I worked for Amnotary for about 2 and 1/2 years. I never had a problem and I am surprised to see all this negative information on here about them. I would still be working for them had I not moved out of Texas. I still work in the the industry.

It is very stressful to work directly for the clients as they are not nice or understanding like Amnotary was. Not to mention the amount of work they do not pay for if you dont watch out. I wonder ...if they is part of the problem AMnotary might be facing now. I have recieved several chargebacks and even been yelled at by the clients that Amnotary work directly for. It is very stressful!! Why do I still work for them....I need the money. I never had this stress when I worked for Amnotary.

I actually worked very closely with Bonnie Roehr and she was very nice to me. I often , even though we had not meet felt like we were friends. I found her to be honest and kind and thought she trully cared for me. I have not heard from them in awhile but hope that thier company is not like one of the millions out there that are struggling. If they are I hope they pull out of it.

Bonnie if you read this you probably know who it is from (your best inspector...ha ha ha!).

Sorry I did not leave my name but there is alot of trash talk and I dont want to be a victim.
Good luck to all involved and especially to the Roehrs who I personally know are not Rip Offs!!!

I too was Ripped Off by AM Notary and have filed a wage-claim form with the State of Texas. Wow, at this rate, if we get about 4 more people, we've got a bona-fide class-action suit. Like Angel, I'm quite confident that the Still Happy After all this Time rebuttal written above by anonymouse was written by none other than Mike Roehr, the Managing Director of AM Notary. It totally smacks of his writing style big time!! Not to mention that he just loved spending hours and hours writing memos and emails to us with his sad excuses as to why he couldn't pay us. I guess no one ever told Mike that time is money, because he has cost himself thousands I'm sure just from all the writing instead of working, paying, and keeping good employees, and then having to hire and train all over again, just to do it all again.

My offering is brief because it's exactly the same experiences as Angel and David's, including the many, many empty promises as to why we were not getting paid, and unfortunately, very convincing promises of payment being right around the corner.

I'm being encouraged by local officials to expose this situation as much as possible, and at some point will probably be calling the local TV troubleshooters that expose these types of characters -- if we're not all paid everything owed to us very soon. I've also been encouraged to contact officials in Kyle and Buda Texas where the Roehrs live and work so as to warn other potential victims.

Thanks much to Angel and David for the great advice they gave me (I found them by Googling "AM Notary"), and to Ripoff Reports for allowing us to expose these dirty deeds.

Sincerely,
Robin Berkley
rberkley2004@yahoo.com
San Antonio, TX
U.S.A.

Hello,

My name is David, I started working for Amnotary back in November of 2007. Let me start of by saying that this company is a complete joke. During my time as a contractor for Amnotary i was told many things about payroll. Amnotary was supposely doing a new payroll system that was suppose to get going in a few weeks after my first complaint about not getting paid. The owners of the company do not have the funds to pay payroll as stated in an email that i have. Amnotary can not issue payments in a timely manner until they recieve payment from Safeguard, which was discussed with Bonnie Roehr,AKA Safeguard rep for Amnotary. Ok here are the reason why they can not issue payment as stated by Bonnie Roehr.

1. There old accountants stole the money
2. There new accountant broke her back falling thrue the roof
3. Safeguard has not paid them since October
4. There still working on there new payroll system
5. Someone is always sick in there family where they dont have time
6. They have just recently switched banks and have to update there payroll


The list could go on & on but that gives you some idea about what they are about.
Amnotary will give you plenty of work but what good is that if you cant get paid for work completed. I also worked with Safeguard and know there pay system, which was in some what in a timely manner, nothing like Amnotary. I will also be filing with the TEXAS WORKFORCE this week and i hope that others will do the same. I have been lied to by both Mike & Bonnie Roehr ever since a started recieving work,but now its time for us as inspectors who have worked for this "so called company" to put an end to this once & for all.

If there are anymore contractors who have worked for them please email as i would really like to talk to you. Once again for those trying to collect, good luck & for those thinking about working for Amnotary, please save yourself the headach. If you are currently talking to a lawyer or thinking about taken legal actions and need testimony on this company or emails that i have from this company, i will be glad to foward you this to you.

Thanks,
David

Yes, Mike...er..anonymous.you have told me all of this before, but none of that will ever take the place of just writing the check. I waited the 45 days and then some. No one in your company could tell me when the payday was. I work for several other companies and they all issue a check on the same day of the week or the month. I can even look on my page on the website to see completed work and the specified payday. No smoke and mirrors, no excuses and explanations, just a check. And even if there are some others out there who don't pay their employees, that is not the industry standard and will never make it NOT against the law or in any way appropriate. It is still unethical and a breach of the law and of faith. It is the most basic of agreements between an employer and it's workforce. Being an independent contractor does not mean that we agree to the probability of not being compensated for work we do.

The complaint I filed with the Texas Workforce Commission is no joke. You will be investigated. It is a breach of the Texas Labor Law to have no specific payday and to pay your workforce on that day. You must have known something was going on when you received notice that I had been approved to receive unemployment.

As far as Safeguard goes, it's reputation is clear if you know anyone else in the business. I called them to let them know that you were not paying me and they said it was between the two of us. That's the reason you are there so they do not have to deal with individual field agents. I know you knew all of this because they called you and told you that I had called them. Remember this is the reason why you fired me. And you did all of this in writing. They seemed to be more interested in warning you that I was complaining about not getting paid than in being sure that their subcontractors are dealing in good faith. If you are dealing in good faith, and this is the best you can do then you are incompetent. If you are not Mike, he should be (or is) paying you for all the time you took to write this thesis for me on why I should always trust AM Notary, even though I had to file a Wage Claim with the Texas Workforce Commission to find out when the payday is!

Yes, Mike...er..anonymous.you have told me all of this before, but none of that will ever take the place of just writing the check. I waited the 45 days and then some. No one in your company could tell me when the payday was. I work for several other companies and they all issue a check on the same day of the week or the month. I can even look on my page on the website to see completed work and the specified payday. No smoke and mirrors, no excuses and explanations, just a check. And even if there are some others out there who don't pay their employees, that is not the industry standard and will never make it NOT against the law or in any way appropriate. It is still unethical and a breach of the law and of faith. It is the most basic of agreements between an employer and it's workforce. Being an independent contractor does not mean that we agree to the probability of not being compensated for work we do.

The complaint I filed with the Texas Workforce Commission is no joke. You will be investigated. It is a breach of the Texas Labor Law to have no specific payday and to pay your workforce on that day. You must have known something was going on when you received notice that I had been approved to receive unemployment.

As far as Safeguard goes, it's reputation is clear if you know anyone else in the business. I called them to let them know that you were not paying me and they said it was between the two of us. That's the reason you are there so they do not have to deal with individual field agents. I know you knew all of this because they called you and told you that I had called them. Remember this is the reason why you fired me. And you did all of this in writing. They seemed to be more interested in warning you that I was complaining about not getting paid than in being sure that their subcontractors are dealing in good faith. If you are dealing in good faith, and this is the best you can do then you are incompetent. If you are not Mike, he should be (or is) paying you for all the time you took to write this thesis for me on why I should always trust AM Notary, even though I had to file a Wage Claim with the Texas Workforce Commission to find out when the payday is!

Yes, Mike...er..anonymous.you have told me all of this before, but none of that will ever take the place of just writing the check. I waited the 45 days and then some. No one in your company could tell me when the payday was. I work for several other companies and they all issue a check on the same day of the week or the month. I can even look on my page on the website to see completed work and the specified payday. No smoke and mirrors, no excuses and explanations, just a check. And even if there are some others out there who don't pay their employees, that is not the industry standard and will never make it NOT against the law or in any way appropriate. It is still unethical and a breach of the law and of faith. It is the most basic of agreements between an employer and it's workforce. Being an independent contractor does not mean that we agree to the probability of not being compensated for work we do.

The complaint I filed with the Texas Workforce Commission is no joke. You will be investigated. It is a breach of the Texas Labor Law to have no specific payday and to pay your workforce on that day. You must have known something was going on when you received notice that I had been approved to receive unemployment.

As far as Safeguard goes, it's reputation is clear if you know anyone else in the business. I called them to let them know that you were not paying me and they said it was between the two of us. That's the reason you are there so they do not have to deal with individual field agents. I know you knew all of this because they called you and told you that I had called them. Remember this is the reason why you fired me. And you did all of this in writing. They seemed to be more interested in warning you that I was complaining about not getting paid than in being sure that their subcontractors are dealing in good faith. If you are dealing in good faith, and this is the best you can do then you are incompetent. If you are not Mike, he should be (or is) paying you for all the time you took to write this thesis for me on why I should always trust AM Notary, even though I had to file a Wage Claim with the Texas Workforce Commission to find out when the payday is!

Hi Angel,



I just read your post and am compelled to write :)



I am also a subcontractor for AM Notary & Preservation. I have been a field inspector for the company for almost 2 years. I do agree that payroll is unpredictable at times, which can be stressful for us (and them I'm sure!), however, I have found out by working additionally for a few other companies, it is not uncommon for this line of work. It would be very hard for me to point fingers at anyone. I also can comprehend that with such large volume companies as AM Notary, or Safeguard, invoicing delays or errors are bound to occur, which can add additional stress if you are hoping for specific amounts to be paid by a certain date as you would receive at a "regular job."



The first thing to make sense of (for those that don't know) is completed work comes in a hierarchial manner: inspector completes work, submits to AMNOT or Safeguard, who then quality checks the information before sending over to their client, Safeguard then bills the client for the work, and it isnt until then that the true completion date begins). Safeguard pays it's vendors, such as AMNOT, when THEY RECEIVE PAYMENT FROM THEIR CLIENT (Safeguard's handbook says NORMALLY 14-30 days after completion). If there are ANY issues with the inspection (missing photos, incorrect results, late follow-ups, etc), payment will be delayed even longer for that particular inspection. Therefore, once AMNOT is paid for the work (by Safeguard or other clients) and AMNOT sends to their accounting department for sorting and issuing payment, we are actually looking at a bare MINIMUM of 30+ days before we will see any money. A long process I agree!! And this doesn't cover when you first start out in the field...



AM Notary Agreement Terms state "Payment Schedule. Vendor acknowledges that payment for services rendered by the Contractor will be processed 30-60 days after completion of said assignment. AM Notary & Preservation, Inc. reserves all rights to withhold or deny full or partial payment for services not completed in their entirety by Vendor. This includes, but is not limited to, missing photos, incomplete or partial reports, careless effort, missing signatures or other required documentation." From my experience with several companies, it is not uncommon for payment to be issued in what seems like forever (~45 days). Some companies in this field do not have guaranteed payment dates and definitely not exact amounts by completion date, like AMNOT or Safeguard Properties, while others do.



Regarding when you first start out... Safeguard, and therefore AMNOT as well, does not issue your first paycheck until ROUGHLY 45 days after you start inspecting - 6 weeks is a long time to go without pay- especially when fuel is a daily necessity!! I can imagine if you were only with them for a couple of months, how you would've left feeling frustrated. It was hard for my family to make it through that period, as I'm sure it is for most people! It took time to recover from the downtime of pay, and get ahead. I do not think that Safeguard (or AMNOT) does this to be cruel :), it is just the way that it is (they wait for the client to pay first before initiating payments in the field) - and why many people have a hard time starting out without a significant second income. Some companies out there do not have such a lengthy initial "waiting for payment" period, and some companies go on to pay on set dates such as the 5th and the 20th (most of those companies do not wait for their clients to pay before paying their vendors) - however, again from experience, I have seen that their volume is signigicantly lower (much less money to be made) - I, personally, would prefer working for the companies receiving the majority of work.



Safeguard is the largest mortgage services company in the industry and AMNOT is one of the largest vendors for Safeguard in Texas. It is difficult to work directly for Safeguard as a sole proprietor where receiving payment may be a little quicker (unless your in a rural area where help is desperately needed), and anyone looking to go into the field solo will most likely go through a vendor such as AMNOT .



I disagree with the statement that "Safeguard is aware that AMNOT, as they call it, doesn't pay their workers. They don't plan to stop supplying them with orders as long as the work gets done." I believe that AMNOT gets the volume of work they do because they have a very good reputation with Safeguard for providing quality work by quality people. Sure, Safeguard is so big that they may or may not care about the reputation of a vendor not paying their contractors if the work is still getting done, but I think if AMNOT "flipped" inspectors as implied, it would be reflected in their quality of work, therefore their volume.



Regarding the statement "While they are not paying you, they are assigning more work so that they can get ahead before you stop believing that they really intend to pay you for all that you've done." I do not know your specific circumstances, but I would hate for anyone googling AM Notary to believe that is the true nature of the company.



No trust or integrity issues here. :)



Best regards!