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THERAPISTS BEWARE!!!!
I was contacted by Selina Garrison of Well Kneaded Massage by telephone on November 4 for an event to be held on November 5th. I canceled TWO of my own clients for an opportunity to work with what I believed to be a national company. As of today I have not been compensated for my time. Selina has not returned telephone, texts, emails. I have filed a report with the Better Business Bureau, the Ca. Board of Consumer Affairs, the Ripoff Report and ABMP.
I have contacted a lawyer. I'm wondering if there are other therapists out there that have worked for her? I think we need to spread the word about this "company" and save other therapists the aggravation of dealing with this woman!
*UPDATE! AS OF JANUARY 6, 2011, I HAVE YET TO BE PAID AND/OR CONTACTED BY SELINA GARRISON OR WELL KNEADED MASSAGE.
I have placed calls to with no answers yet to:
- The Pa. Board of Labor and Industry
- The Los Angeles District Attorney
- The Los Angeles Labor Commissioner
- The company that I worked at for Well Kneaded
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Permalink Reply by Karen Spence on
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It's been almost 7 weeks since I've worked for her and I have yet to be paid
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Permalink Reply by Jordan Meyer on
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Karen, thanks for sharing this. I have not come across this issue but i will be careful about this.
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You're welcome Jordan!
There were four of us at the event, I know for sure that two of us have not yet been paid.
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Permalink Reply by Julio Ortiz on
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I worked for Well Kneaded Massage on Oct. 26th, 27th and 29th and have yet to receive payment as well. She has also not returned my call, texts and emails.
I will be filing complaints with the appropriate agencies as well.
Since the job was performed in NY I will be contacting the NYS Dept of Labor as well.
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Good idea contacting the Dept of Labor. They'll be next. I've contacted the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission as well
Julio Ortiz said:
I worked for Well Kneaded Massage on Oct. 26th, 27th and 29th and have yet to receive payment as well. She has also not returned my call, texts and emails.
I will be filing complaints with the appropriate agencies as well.
Since the job was performed in NY I will be contacting the NYS Dept of Labor as well.
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Permalink Reply by Lee Edelberg on
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Karen, how much money does she owe you?
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Lee, She owes me $165, and three others the same!!
There were four of us at the gig....
Julio...Did she say how she got your information?
Lee Edelberg said:Karen, how much money does she owe you?
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Selina found me through ABMP. I contacted ABMP and one person suggested I email Selina and cc kristine@abmp.com. Kristine is apparently the contact person for Selina. I did that and Kristine called told me that Selina was not responding to any calls from ABMP as well. Kristine told me there was nothing she/ABMP could do. I will be contacting Kristine again and suggesting that ABMP put out some kind of statement/warning about Well Kneaded.
Selina owes me $572.00. I'm actually out a lot more money than that...
Karen Spence said:Lee, She owes me $165, and three others the same!!
There were four of us at the gig....
Julio...Did she say how she got your information?
Lee Edelberg said:Karen, how much money does she owe you?
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Julio,
I've been in touch with Mary at AMBP
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Permalink Reply by Gloria Coppola on
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I am not familiar with her
Sorry to hear you are having this issue. This is not good business obviously.
I appreciate the heads up since there are many who have events happening out there.
Buyer beware for sure!
I hope you get a refund soon!
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Couple of things to keep in mind...
State Labor Boards have no jurisdiction over 99% of these situations because you did work as a contractor, not as an employee. The place to settle contractual disputes is small claims court.
There is no reason to give your SSN to anyone unless you will earn $600 or more in the calendar year through this source of revenue. Anything under $600, there is no obligation to report the monies exchanged to the IRS (at least not until ObamaCare's 1099 reporting regulations kick in). When you get close to earning $600, you should be issued a w-9 to complete and return to the company issuing payment. Until then it is unnecessary to provide it.
Finally, you should avoid any inflammatory comments about any other entities, especially one with which you have an unresolved beef. Stick to the facts. You did not get paid, x number of communications not returned, etc. Words like "rip off" and "warn" are not appropriate until the situation is resolved, and even then your lawyer would probably counsel against it.
Imagine if you had cancelled your participation in the event for whatever reason, and Selina came on here or went on YELP "warning" potential employers/customers that you are unreliable/flaky/ have not compensated her for the cancellation, etc.
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Thank you for your input. However, I am NOT alone when it comes to her not paying. I have spoken to two different professional companies that have said "Yep, I've heard that about her" or "You're not alone, she does that often"
A company such as hers has no business soliciting hard working therapists and then reaping all of the benefits. I will continue to spread the word with all of the massage schools and therapists in my area warning them to not do business with her. At the very least, she could email me or call me and tell me that I will never get paid for the work I did for her. I make no apologiesAnd as far as this is concerned......"Imagine if you had cancelled your participation in the event for whatever reason, and Selina came on here or went on YELP "warning" potential employers/customers that you are unreliable/flaky/ have not compensated her for the cancellation, etc."
I was in class when we covered ethics...
Relax & Rejuvenate said:Couple of things to keep in mind...
State Labor Boards have no jurisdiction over 99% of these situations because you did work as a contractor, not as an employee. The place to settle contractual disputes is small claims court.
There is no reason to give your SSN to anyone unless you will earn $600 or more in the calendar year through this source of revenue. Anything under $600, there is no obligation to report the monies exchanged to the IRS (at least not until ObamaCare's 1099 reporting regulations kick in). When you get close to earning $600, you should be issued a w-9 to complete and return to the company issuing payment. Until then it is unnecessary to provide it.
Finally, you should avoid any inflammatory comments about any other entities, especially one with which you have an unresolved beef. Stick to the facts. You did not get paid, x number of communications not returned, etc. Words like "rip off" and "warn" are not appropriate until the situation is resolved, and even then your lawyer would probably counsel against it.
Imagine if you had cancelled your participation in the event for whatever reason, and Selina came on here or went on YELP "warning" potential employers/customers that you are unreliable/flaky/ have not compensated her for the cancellation, etc.
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