Joe
Austin,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, January 13, 2009
You are reported from retaliation and you are supposed to be protected under the Whistleblower act. Please consult with an employment or labor law attorney to find out what your options are. I would sure the people who were responsible for turning in your hours to the company, the company and everyone on the board of directors, the chairman of the board,etc.
J
Fairfax,#3UPDATE Employee
Tue, January 13, 2009
I am a current manager at easco wireless. I take care of the Ashburn, Fairfax, & Gainesville locations. First off, it is untrue that Mr. Edmonds doesn't pay overtime and makes employees sign a waiver. He frowns upon overtime, but the hour or 2 that accumulates sometimes, he does pay it. We do not let our employees reach overtime in the first place. The problem with his company WAS that no one took charge to make employees accountable for their actions and their daily duties. Thats where my colleague Rany and I come in and we revamped the entire operational structure for this company. We are happy, customers are happy, and of course employees are happy. I get paid salary as well, but in a 2 week period, I work 90 hours max. This job doesn;t require overtime, its quite easy. Anyone looking to apply, feel free. We push hard on sales and train our staff continuously to keep them prepared. Its not a place for the lazy and weary. But like a said, its simple. All it requires is some people skills and knowledge of the product, thats all. Hope this answers and resolves any issues or insecurities.
Chris J
Leesburg,#4Author of original report
Mon, November 17, 2008
Well, i have just recently received information from another ex-employee that told me not only did he set up me, Jerry bragged about it to this ex-employee. From this person's account, he explained it to thi\em in detail, how he was set on firing me after I contacted to the Departmenet of Labor informing them that he didn't pay hourly employees overtime wages when they worked 40+ hours every week. I am now considering with this information to take this matter and handle this in civil court. I have also learned that He is now requiring every one of his employees that is paid hourly to sign a contract, acknowledging that they will not be paid overtime wages, no matter if they have to work 60 hours a week. This guy needs to be stopped, and I would really encourge that any former employee, or current employee tjat work there who iare not being overtime by this guy, to contact a local attorney, to help you recover the wages you deserve according to federal labor laws. This guy is a cheat, and should not be allowed to break the law, Please reply to this report, and let's get organized.
Chris J
Leesburg,#5Author of original report
Fri, May 16, 2008
Jessica, If you would have read the rest of the report, you would have read that I was fired. I was the manager of this store, I was being payed salary at the time of the report. I reported him, as my part-time, high school aged employees were the ones who were not being payed overtime. After being fired, I continued to speak with some of the employees, and they told me that Jerry had since made them all sign waivers agreeing that they understood they were not going to be paid any overtime. He's very crooked, and takes advantage of his employees. You should read the other report against this company, as he was a part time employee. I had started as hourly employee, then promoted to management, and paid salary, so I had no footing for a DOL claim, just thought it wasn't right he was treating this high school kids like that.
Jessica
Brentwood,#6Consumer Comment
Mon, May 12, 2008
I understand your report completely. I'm not sure why John doesn't. Either way, just curious, what happened with your complaint to the DOL? Did you follow through with that?
John
Califon,#7Consumer Comment
Sun, May 11, 2008
posting as someone other than the author but are actually the author? Your cred is shot - not that it wasn't in question to begin with. "I also took a job with Easco Wireless, because of the benefits Jerry Edmonds promised me, including overtime pay, sales commission, and a nice salary" In that sentence alone is the proof. I don't need to read the whole thing. You are complaining about what happened to YOU (and I see alot of "I" throughout the report) not some other mythical people. What you say about others is hearsay and no proof of anything whatsoever. So, don't like it, go find another job.
Chris J
Leesburg,#8Author of original report
Sun, May 11, 2008
Actually if you read the RipOff Report thoroughly, you will see that the author does not claim he gets hourly paid, he claims that his hourly employees he manages are the ones who are being cheated, not him. You should read the entire context of the report.
John
Califon,#9Consumer Comment
Mon, April 28, 2008
You're either hourly or on a salary. Hourly must be paid over time, salary - as you indicated you were offered and apparently took - does not.