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Street Performance owners: Duran and Bethany Brazelton Street Performance owners refuse to pay their Employee after work has been completed. Shady bu

3rd of Aug, 2011 by User310202

I was hired to work for a private automotive repair business at the beginning of the month. All the hiring and wage details were discussed and agreed upon. The business owners own words to me were " Don't worry, I'll take care of you." I began in the middle of that week and paid for what I did those 2 work days. I asked for a payment reciept for the work I performed and they said they would get it to me.
The beginning of the first full work week with them, they were late every single morning opening shop. I would be there on time every morning, and I would sit and wait for a good 30 minutes before they would show up. It's a family owned business, and they would have their children there during business hours in the office. I was the only full time mechanic. Again I mentioned needing a pay reciept and they said they would get it to me.
Come Friday, payday, I was not paid the full amount for that week. I personally keep track of all my jobs and hours I work on each car/job I do. I brought my paperwork to the owner(s) and let them know that I hadn't recieved the entire amount. They said they would take care of it. I was already behind on my own personal bills and I explained my situation to them, so they were aware that I needed to be paid for the work I had done. It was promised that it would be taken care of.
Another week goes by and I'm still waiting on reciepts or some sort of paperwork from them. They would leave and take care of their own personal business without taking care of what I needed done. That Saturday alone, I worked over 12 hours and also did work on their own personal car. At the end of that day, he paid me, and again it wasn't the full amount. I pulled out my book again and said that I was still owed and it wasn't adding up. I needed to be paid or I needed to get another job that would pay me. He immediately got angry with me, calling me a thief, shouting at me "well what have you done for me???" I was working for him! I still hadn't gotten paid for previous work, and still needing paperwork from them and I hadn't gotten anything.
I had to explain to my landlord the situation, that again I couldn't pay rent yet because they owed me money still.
The next Monday I started to look for a new job. I went to get my tools to take home, and I was approached by the owner's wife, asking me to "please don't leave. I will handle your pay, I'm sorry for how my husband treated you. Don't worry, I'll pay you today. I will give you a raise of $5 more if I stayed."
I stayed. I waited. No pay. So I told them, when they have the money they owe me to call me and I'll come back in. Never got a call. So I tried calling them. No answer. Called their cell phone . No answer. Come to find out, they hired someone new...and they still owe me!
And come to find out, they are denying every single thing they said to me about what we agreed my pay would be when I was hired on. They are denying that they said they would give me any sort of pay or pay raise. Instead they are saying if I come back to work for them, then they will pay me. They are withholding my pay for the work I have already done, and I still have not recieved one proof of payment or any kind of reciept from them. They have a gun on the premises in their office. And they keep their kids there during hours and around a gun??
I called the Labor board, I've called DHR and I've contacted the local news station.
I want to let everyone know what they are doing. Not one customer not one potential or current employee needs to be associated with these people.
They claim that they have over 20 years experience. This is absolutely false. They have no experience whatsoever in the automotive field. They want certified mechanics working for them for free. They pay when the want, what they want or when they can. Meanwhile, I have hours and weeks working in with them and have recieved no pay whatsoever for what I've done. I've rebuilt transmissions for them and I have NO money from doing it.
Hiring on someone to work for free is illegal. I will recieve my money that is owed to me for the work I've done. And I will make sure that everyone knows just what they are doing, and what they have done to me and my family.

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