Linda
Enfield,#2Consumer Suggestion
Wed, June 24, 2009
File complaint with Federal Trade Commission www. ftc.gov Click: Consumer Protection Click: box to right Complaint Assistant Then File Complaint with BBB www.bbb.org Click: For Consumers Click: Complaints Then File a complaint with your Attorney General It's Free! If more of us do this, something will be done. I have filed complaints in the past and have had great results. Good Luck, Linda
Linda
Enfield,#3Consumer Suggestion
Wed, June 24, 2009
File complaint with Federal Trade Commission www. ftc.gov Click: Consumer Protection Click: box to right Complaint Assistant Then File Complaint with BBB www.bbb.org Click: For Consumers Click: Complaints Then File a complaint with your Attorney General It's Free! If more of us do this, something will be done. I have filed complaints in the past and have had great results. Good Luck, Linda
Linda
Enfield,#4Consumer Suggestion
Wed, June 24, 2009
File complaint with Federal Trade Commission www. ftc.gov Click: Consumer Protection Click: box to right Complaint Assistant Then File Complaint with BBB www.bbb.org Click: For Consumers Click: Complaints Then File a complaint with your Attorney General It's Free! If more of us do this, something will be done. I have filed complaints in the past and have had great results. Good Luck, Linda
Linda
Enfield,#5Consumer Suggestion
Wed, June 24, 2009
File complaint with Federal Trade Commission www. ftc.gov Click: Consumer Protection Click: box to right Complaint Assistant Then File Complaint with BBB www.bbb.org Click: For Consumers Click: Complaints Then File a complaint with your Attorney General It's Free! If more of us do this, something will be done. I have filed complaints in the past and have had great results. Good Luck, Linda
Edwin H
Richmond,#6UPDATE EX-employee responds
Sun, March 29, 2009
You are not the only one, there are thousands of people like you who has suffered their abuse and bad business practices and that's including me. I have 4 years of experience installing directv, don't consider my work as mediocre and I will not continue doing this. things were okay 2 years ago, since then I been defrauded with probably $ 14,000.00 in the lapse of 2 years, with people who went bankrupt, not able to pay and so on. this was a good job a couple of years ago but since the introduction of HD and subsequent more stricter standards this is not an activity a subcontractor should do. technically speaking we are treated as employees and not independent contractors because of the control factor. it's not only affecting customers and people working as so called "subcontractors", it is affecting the state and federal government because we should be employees and they and us should be paying the respective taxes.
James
Guthrie,#7Consumer Comment
Tue, January 13, 2009
im not sure if you were contract labor or not. but here in oklahoma the contract labor was changed back in 1985. their was a list of requirement to be considered contract labor. some employers at the time were taking advantage of the workers. by not taking out the federal and state tax withholding from their paycheck. leaving the unaware worker to do this. even a couple of years ago some employer tried taking advantage of the workmens comp law. by getting the worker to go fill out a workmens non comp card. so the employer wouldnt have to pay for workermen comp insurance . in contract labor their is a list of requirements that the worker as to answer yes to all. even with the workmen non comp card . the worker as to to set his own schedule, supply own tools and vehicle. im not sure . but if the company you worked for was contracted by directv they may even be liable. i would find out what the texas labor laws are and even go ask a lawyer for their opinion. buying more than 1500.00 in tools sounds like you were considered contract. on the other hand they gave you a vehicle. if they condsidered you contract labor when in fact you were really a full time employee and they werent withholding fed and state taxes from your paycheck . i would really look into it . know the laws and know your rights........