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What to do about an employment scam?
In the interview the company told me that I would make a certain amount ($850 bi-weekly). It was door-to-door sales for their cleaning machines, However, when it was time to get paid I got literally nothing. I have seen several complaints on a local website calling the place a scam and much worse. They have done this to I would say at least more than half of the people they employ. Is there someone to call in order for them to do an investigate the place? Many people are owed hundreds of dollars.
Asked on September 1, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
First, be clear that not making as much as you hoped is not necessarily a "scam" in the legal sense. If the job worked the way they said it would, in that you were paid the rate or commission they said, incurred the costs they said, etc., and it's simply that as a practical matter, you'd need extraordinary luck or to work 100 hours per week to make the money, that's not necessarily a "scam"--it's just a bad job that was hyped to you. On the other hand, if there were hidden costs to you, if you were not paid the way they promised, etc., that might be illegal.
If you feel that they lied or misrepresented to you, you could try contacting you state attorney general--they probably have a division dealing with situations like this. If you have personally lost thousands of dollars, you might also consider trying to sue them.
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