I have been working for this company for three months, and very recently my "paychecks" have been coming back NSF and of course my bank docks me the check and a return check fee. I have managed to get ONE of these checks and the fee returned, but it has taken well over a month and the company is now two NSF checks, very shortly to be three checks behind in paying me, as of the date of this report.
Now I know that sometimes mistakes get made, checks get bounced. One rubber check could be an honest mistake, but THREE in a row is not. His first excuse was that MY bank screwwed up. I have been with my credit union for MANY years, and they have never screwwed up anything. His second excuse was that his bank holds all deposits for 10 days. His third excuse was his bank holds extra days during the holidays. His fourth excuse was that the clients weren't paying him on time. I have checked into this, and am assured by MULTIPLE persons I will not name here to protect them from reprisal, that not only does said client pay on time, he pays much more than enough to cover what I am supposed to be receiving.
Upon asking for the subsequent checks to be reimbursed, I was threatened by the company owner, John Ballard, with action from his 7 alleged lawyers, and put on permanant layoff. He then said he would get me the money on the next Monday. Come the next Monday he found yet another excuse to not pay me.
I did the job on good faith and have been told I was doing much better than average work, not just by this company, but also by the clients I have worked for. I know that I have the right to be paid for my work, and that I have the right to receive this pay in a timely manner, yet as of this date, I cannot pay my bills, buy food, or buy my medications, and I am about to become delinquent on my mortgage, and several of my utilities.
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