- Report: #413709
Complaint Review: American Liquor Alliance RSVP Rogue FullLiquor.com - St Petersburg Florida
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American Liquor Alliance RSVP Rogue FullLiquor.com
140 Fountain Way, Ste 220 St Petersburg, 33716 Florida, U.S.A.
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American Liquor Alliance, RSVP, Rogue, FullLiquor.com ,ALA, doesn't pay employees or bills!! And they've done it before! St Petersburg Florida
American Liquor Alliance, RSVP, Rogue, FullLiquor.com Liquor Sales On-Line Saint Petersburg Florida
See original Report: #412357
I was a former employee of American Liquor Alliance (ALA). I was laid off on Oct 10, 2008 and did not receive my final check at the time. A week later I did receive it but was told not to cash it, as there was no money to fund it. I repeatedly called and checked with my bank and the company's bank (Regions Bank) to see if funds were available. This check was never covered and ALA still owes me $448.74 (bank NSF notices available). As the former Accounts Payable Manager, I had first hand knowledge of their expenses, etc, and I question how they can maintain their occupancy in the Franklin Templeton Building, St Petersburg, FL at a rental expense of $30K per month, continue to pay for and maintain phones, utilities, etc, while they have not been able to compensate me for my final check. In addition, during my time at ALA, federal income taxes were withheld from payroll checks but never paid to the IRS for the months of June, July, Aug, Sept.
I am in constant touch with former employees, some of whom are due eight weeks pay. The U. S. Department of Labor, Tampa, FL Div., is doing a full investigation which has not yet been completed (documentation available).
This was not the first check we were asked not to cash. In Sept we were given paper checks rather than our usual direct deposit funds and directed not to cash them until further notice. The checks were covered approximately 10 days later, but the financial hardship caused by this delay was felt by many of us who had already set up EFT withdrawals against the expected direct deposit.
I also find it very difficult to see that ALA is advertising on their web page for 28 positions that they need to fill when they have not yet been able to pay former employees. Prospective employees - BEWARE!!
Jan
St Petersburg, Florida
U.S.A.
See original Report: #412357
I was a former employee of American Liquor Alliance (ALA). I was laid off on Oct 10, 2008 and did not receive my final check at the time. A week later I did receive it but was told not to cash it, as there was no money to fund it. I repeatedly called and checked with my bank and the company's bank (Regions Bank) to see if funds were available. This check was never covered and ALA still owes me $448.74 (bank NSF notices available). As the former Accounts Payable Manager, I had first hand knowledge of their expenses, etc, and I question how they can maintain their occupancy in the Franklin Templeton Building, St Petersburg, FL at a rental expense of $30K per month, continue to pay for and maintain phones, utilities, etc, while they have not been able to compensate me for my final check. In addition, during my time at ALA, federal income taxes were withheld from payroll checks but never paid to the IRS for the months of June, July, Aug, Sept.
I am in constant touch with former employees, some of whom are due eight weeks pay. The U. S. Department of Labor, Tampa, FL Div., is doing a full investigation which has not yet been completed (documentation available).
This was not the first check we were asked not to cash. In Sept we were given paper checks rather than our usual direct deposit funds and directed not to cash them until further notice. The checks were covered approximately 10 days later, but the financial hardship caused by this delay was felt by many of us who had already set up EFT withdrawals against the expected direct deposit.
I also find it very difficult to see that ALA is advertising on their web page for 28 positions that they need to fill when they have not yet been able to pay former employees. Prospective employees - BEWARE!!
Jan
St Petersburg, Florida
U.S.A.
4 Updates & Rebuttals
Anonymous
St. Pete,Florida,
U.S.A.
American Liquor Alliance, Keith A. Lawes, Andrew H. Tasker -- on a blogroll near you!
#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, January 23, 2009
A blog is now being maintained by a group of contributors. Please visit http://alaisascam.wordpress.com for the most recent updates.
Anonymous
Tampa,Florida,
U.S.A.
JUST BAD MANAGEMENT!!!
#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, January 19, 2009
Jan and the rest of you ex-ALA'rs: By now, we all know we were skilled and experienced people who were sold a bill of goods just as investors are to this day. I share the same belief that they (Lawes & Tasker) really showed no emotion or concern for employees as they bounced checks. Working in the Acctg group, I can tell you they really didn't care to talk to vendors who wanted to be paid either. They acted as if they were above reproach when it came to doing daily processes like paying bills. I look on Linked In at their profiles and chuckle. Keith's summary is: "I am responsible for the success of the company. Operations, marketing, strategy, financing, creation of company culture, human resources, hiring, firing, compliance with safety regulations, sales, PR, etc.it all falls on the CEO's shoulders.. The CEO's duties are what he actually does, and the responsibilies he doesn't delegate. Some things can't be delegated. Creating culture, building the senior management team, financing road shows, and, indeed, the delegation itself can be done only by the CEO. 1. Setting strategy and vision. 2. My second duty is building culture. 3. My third duty is Team-building. 4. Capital allocation is my Forth duty." Somewhere along the road, he got lost in the grandeur of being a CEO and forgot that you can't build a successful business when all the employees are gone, no vendors are paid, you can't get a credit reference from any of them, and you post all the employees positions on the website as if nothing ever happened. I wonder if he can sleep at night. Andy's profile merely states: "Experienced operations manager, business consultant, financial analyst and advisor" The only thing he is experienced at is apparently driving companies into the ground and walking away from employees who are owed back wages. Not something I would brag about. Although it takes a financial genius to accumulate hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to vendors and employees and then spit out a Business Update report to investors and prospects stating that they went through a RIF (reduction in force) to reduce costs and had requested an audit from the DOL. First, it wasn't a RIF at all. It was a mass exodus by employees who were getting checks bounced. Second, as reported earlier, ALA mgmt requested an audit to delay the conclusion of the investigation. The DOL was notified by several employees of the check situation. That is what prompted the investigation. To this day, they still lie that DOL complaints were settled and paid. NOT THE TRUTH! No one has been paid and nothing is settled! I think they get caught up in their lies to everyone. Bottom line, they have no concern for employees, past or present. They have only a concern for themselves and how they can get investor monies to pay for their Hummers, homes, and life style. We can only hope they are exposed and investors stop getting duped.
Anonymous
Tampa,Florida,
U.S.A.
JUST BAD MANAGEMENT!!!
#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, January 19, 2009
Jan and the rest of you ex-ALA'rs: By now, we all know we were skilled and experienced people who were sold a bill of goods just as investors are to this day. I share the same belief that they (Lawes & Tasker) really showed no emotion or concern for employees as they bounced checks. Working in the Acctg group, I can tell you they really didn't care to talk to vendors who wanted to be paid either. They acted as if they were above reproach when it came to doing daily processes like paying bills. I look on Linked In at their profiles and chuckle. Keith's summary is: "I am responsible for the success of the company. Operations, marketing, strategy, financing, creation of company culture, human resources, hiring, firing, compliance with safety regulations, sales, PR, etc.it all falls on the CEO's shoulders.. The CEO's duties are what he actually does, and the responsibilies he doesn't delegate. Some things can't be delegated. Creating culture, building the senior management team, financing road shows, and, indeed, the delegation itself can be done only by the CEO. 1. Setting strategy and vision. 2. My second duty is building culture. 3. My third duty is Team-building. 4. Capital allocation is my Forth duty." Somewhere along the road, he got lost in the grandeur of being a CEO and forgot that you can't build a successful business when all the employees are gone, no vendors are paid, you can't get a credit reference from any of them, and you post all the employees positions on the website as if nothing ever happened. I wonder if he can sleep at night. Andy's profile merely states: "Experienced operations manager, business consultant, financial analyst and advisor" The only thing he is experienced at is apparently driving companies into the ground and walking away from employees who are owed back wages. Not something I would brag about. Although it takes a financial genius to accumulate hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to vendors and employees and then spit out a Business Update report to investors and prospects stating that they went through a RIF (reduction in force) to reduce costs and had requested an audit from the DOL. First, it wasn't a RIF at all. It was a mass exodus by employees who were getting checks bounced. Second, as reported earlier, ALA mgmt requested an audit to delay the conclusion of the investigation. The DOL was notified by several employees of the check situation. That is what prompted the investigation. To this day, they still lie that DOL complaints were settled and paid. NOT THE TRUTH! No one has been paid and nothing is settled! I think they get caught up in their lies to everyone. Bottom line, they have no concern for employees, past or present. They have only a concern for themselves and how they can get investor monies to pay for their Hummers, homes, and life style. We can only hope they are exposed and investors stop getting duped.
Anonymous
Tampa,Florida,
U.S.A.
JUST BAD MANAGEMENT!!!
#5UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, January 19, 2009
Jan and the rest of you ex-ALA'rs: By now, we all know we were skilled and experienced people who were sold a bill of goods just as investors are to this day. I share the same belief that they (Lawes & Tasker) really showed no emotion or concern for employees as they bounced checks. Working in the Acctg group, I can tell you they really didn't care to talk to vendors who wanted to be paid either. They acted as if they were above reproach when it came to doing daily processes like paying bills. I look on Linked In at their profiles and chuckle. Keith's summary is: "I am responsible for the success of the company. Operations, marketing, strategy, financing, creation of company culture, human resources, hiring, firing, compliance with safety regulations, sales, PR, etc.it all falls on the CEO's shoulders.. The CEO's duties are what he actually does, and the responsibilies he doesn't delegate. Some things can't be delegated. Creating culture, building the senior management team, financing road shows, and, indeed, the delegation itself can be done only by the CEO. 1. Setting strategy and vision. 2. My second duty is building culture. 3. My third duty is Team-building. 4. Capital allocation is my Forth duty." Somewhere along the road, he got lost in the grandeur of being a CEO and forgot that you can't build a successful business when all the employees are gone, no vendors are paid, you can't get a credit reference from any of them, and you post all the employees positions on the website as if nothing ever happened. I wonder if he can sleep at night. Andy's profile merely states: "Experienced operations manager, business consultant, financial analyst and advisor" The only thing he is experienced at is apparently driving companies into the ground and walking away from employees who are owed back wages. Not something I would brag about. Although it takes a financial genius to accumulate hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt to vendors and employees and then spit out a Business Update report to investors and prospects stating that they went through a RIF (reduction in force) to reduce costs and had requested an audit from the DOL. First, it wasn't a RIF at all. It was a mass exodus by employees who were getting checks bounced. Second, as reported earlier, ALA mgmt requested an audit to delay the conclusion of the investigation. The DOL was notified by several employees of the check situation. That is what prompted the investigation. To this day, they still lie that DOL complaints were settled and paid. NOT THE TRUTH! No one has been paid and nothing is settled! I think they get caught up in their lies to everyone. Bottom line, they have no concern for employees, past or present. They have only a concern for themselves and how they can get investor monies to pay for their Hummers, homes, and life style. We can only hope they are exposed and investors stop getting duped.
