On 10/04/2011 I had a job interview with the owner, Vincent Cuttone, of Pro-Tech Towing. I was hired at $9.00 p/h and told to report on Monday, Oct. 10th. Columbus Day. I showed up and everything went good. I spoke with the owner on numerous occasions throughout the day and reassured him that there weren’t any problems and I liked what I was doing. Around 5:30 PM the assistant manager(?) came up to me and told me that he got a phone call from the insurance company saying that I couldn’t be hired because I got a speeding ticket 9 years ago.
They must be real special because every other insurance company in the state was closed due to the holiday. They had almost a week to inform me of the so-called phone call. I was aggravated but seeing as there’s not much that can be done, I left. I have returned 2 and sometimes 3 times a week asking for a check but every time I show up Vinny is busy or he cant come to the phone and there going to look into it and get back to me and basically every excuse made to avoid giving me a check. Being out of work a days pay isn’t much but it is something. I didn’t have any problems and the kid that trained me actually told me that I was one of the smarter ones as far as training future employees is concerned.
My background is in the automotive repair field. The BBB in Mass. doesn’t handle employer/employee situations and of the 5 complaints that they have on file, Pro Tech hasn’t answered or responded to any of them. It seems Mr. Cuttone doesn’t like talking to people. I filed a complaint with the Fair Labor Division of The Attorney Generals Office but to my surprise, Pro Tech hasn’t responded to any of there requests. As of right now everything is at a standstill. Mass. law states that you cannot file small claims until 90 days after they are done with there investigation unless they give you a notice in writing within that time allowing you to proceed further. I was also told that if I do file in small claims I am entitled to triple damages. Triple, not treble, which is something completely different.
I was also told by another kid that was being trained that he lasted 4 days and is now having the same problem. I guess this is common practice for the company to cut overhead and keep payroll down.
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