Redacted names and personally identifiable information.
A***** LLC has violated labor laws.
- Compensation Issue #1: Employee Misclassification
A***** LLC (“A*****”) has improperly classified me as an Independent
- Compensation Issue #2: Unpaid Compensation for services rendered
Per the agreement between A***** and myself dated Sept. 1, 2022, My monthly compensation of $5,417 Has not been paid for my work in the month of October and half of November. The total due for these 1.5 months is $8,125.50.
- Issue #3: Breach of Contract
Per Paragraph 7.a of the Services Agreement, A***** is in default for “failure to make a
required payment when due.”
Truth is an absolute defense.In my opinion, there is much more to say to protect myself.
Poaching of employees that previously contributed source code to a popular eSports company, **** and retained source code/sensitive information.
****'s partner establishing a zoom meeting with a competitor, Mo***, to gather information on technologies and business practices that they used. Thu Oct 13, 2022 11am – 11:30am (PDT)The guise was pretending to be a potential client for this meeting and owning an art gallery. I feel ashamed for assisting her and joining this meeting.
Because I was excited to work remotely, I worked long hours even on weekends and holidays. I was genuinely happy to work for them initially. They were aware of the long hours that I worked and praised my work ethic. I resigned mid-November via email because of stress of late payments and also working long hours. I did many duties outside of the scope of my contracted work because I wanted to be a team player.
[ Multiple times I was told I would be paid and an excuse would come up.
Imagine being told by **** that you were being paid with Zelle and given a screenshot. Then over the course of a few days you call Zelle/Banks and there is no record. I was told by Zelle that it should have been sent immediately if it was sent. My September 1st paycheck was finally given to me but in the form of a Cashier's check which I cashed on October 21st, 2022). So now everyone can understand why on November 16th I resigned abruptly. My paychecks were always due on the 1st.]
I received an e-mail reply which was cordial and I responded via e-mail stating that I was not in a good headspace and explained in detail why I resigned.
When I was ready to talk I texted ****** which he didn't respond to [text]. I gave him a screenshot of me asking another employer to reduce my consulting fee because I allocated more time and effort to **** LLC. I was working full-time for ***** LLC. This was to show my sacrifice to **** LLC.
I was genuinely a supporter.
That same week on a Friday I called and he answered. I aired my grievances about late payments and stress from the amount of work that I did. He appeared sympathetic and I was given the impression that I could rejoin the team.
The following week, on Monday, my Microsoft Teams account was still locked out and I was ghosted with no communication from Andr** and his partner ******. I was upset and realized that by being locked out of Microsoft Teams, it would be difficult to document the work that I did in case I was being screwed over. My texts were ignored. That was a supposed work day if I was “rehired”. Because all of my work was done and documented on Microsoft Teams I couldn't work at all.
So I reduced my consulting fee for another company because I wanted to give this company even more of my free time to support it….and look what I got.
In my initial resignation letter, I stated that my final paycheck would be Dec. 1st.———————————–
“Dear **** and ******,*
Please accept this letter as formal notification that I am resigning from my position as Business Integrations Specialist with ******. My last day is today, November 16th, 2022.*
Thank you both for the opportunity to learn quickly and reach levels of productivity that I did not think was possible. I am very grateful for the kindness received and would like to leave on good terms. I am just burned out and need to focus on my mental health. I have attached my final invoice and payment details in the amount of $8,125.50 which can be paid within 15 days. (December 1st, 2022)
Best Regards,
*************
Suggestions*: $5,417 per month can now be allocated towards development, Digital Marketing ads, or outsourced employees to save on costs. The Return on Investment will be much greater.*
Google Ads: *******
Social Media*: I will relinquish social media from my devices from today.*
Microsoft Teams*: I will log off from today.*
Final Invoice*: $8,125.50 [Entire Month of October + First 2 Weeks of November]”*
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I have no real assets. No full-time job. I had to borrow money from parents to pay bills and loans. Employees just want to leave on good terms and be paid for the work that they did (Which I have documented). What would have happened if I didn't have parents to support me?
Oh and the company address for ****** is owned by And**** partner's LLC in another state. Making it difficult to serve them “properly” legally. My demand letter for payment was sent to both Andr***personal and work e-mail and remains unanswered.
What a mess.
He also made me work for his partner's “company” which I won't name for now.
I also worked on putting together multiple WordPress websites and did research to support them:
https://pr**fdat.com/
https://ag*m*go.com/
Another website which I won't mention for now.
Social Media research and blog posts as well for his partner's company. UX/Business research. Digital Marketing campaign setup and keyword research. I can go on and on. I reported to multiple people. I did so much work outside of the scope of my position that I would have gladly done so long as I was paid on time. There's no denying that I was a team player that tried to help out as many people as I could. UX Design I was not proficient in and recommended outsourcing.
I did all this work only to be ghosted on the day I was supposedly supposed to work again which made me extremely upset and I had to document everything to protect myself.
It is also my opinion that Microsoft Teams has evidence that could have potentially been scrubbed. I reported my work daily to multiple people. In instances where I could not work “normal” hours I made them up same day for the most part.
The vast majority of my work was documented within Microsoft Teams as well as communication. So I hope that everything was logged and not tampered with.