Temporary Staffing Fraud

I ( and others) were hired as "runners" to provide food service delivery and other tasks to the JELD-WEN golf event at Sunriver Resort, Sunriver Oregon this summer. The above referenced firm used the free( read: tax payer paid )services of the Oregon Employment Department job placement services, and offices in Bend, Oregon to interview myself and other applicants. During the interview process I was offered employment at the Jeld-Wen event, and before I accepted the offer I said I had three questions.

How many hours minimum will I be worked?

What is the rate of pay per hour?

When can I start?

A Mr. Phillips conducted the interview, showed me a list of minimum hours I would be worked totaling at least 28 hours and implying much more if I wanted them.

I said I would accept only if these minimum hours were met. Mr Phillips was cordial, and emphatic about these minimum hours being available "...no problem..." is what I recall he said.

and wrote down the four days of work at that moment

The Shift Started at 0900 Thursday and ended about 4:00 each day, and continued through the following Sunday of the event.

After working 4-1/2 hours, I was told by Mr. Phillips that "my services were no longer required", and that my "position" was being terminated. I asked for a reason, and specifically "...if my performance was satisfactory" I was assured my "performance was fine", but that they had no need of me until Sunday, and then maybe. I went immediately to the Oregon Employment Division and spoke with a supervisor, a Ms. Fitz- Simon, and she or her subordinate called Mr. Phillips.Mr Phillips told Ms. Fitzsimon that indeed my performance was not at all a problem. A day later Mr. Phillips called and apoligized about the "misunderstanding", but offered me a dishwasher job, and then if and only if my services were needed. I asked Mr. Phillips if he thought it proper to lure people willing to show up on time and work hard and then over-booking staff to cover expected absentees was standard operating procedure. After a hollow and abrupt explanation of "I don't have time for this" we hung up.

I then met a cook who had worked for this firm twice recently and this person relayed a nearly identical scenario of promising lots of hours, and then being terminated after a few short hours of work, despite promises to the contrary, and despite good performance.

It is apparent that any potential employee of Pacific Coast Hospitality Staffing Inc, and any State or private employment division or staffing service should be aware of this firms reprehensible tactics.

It's owner is ( According to the Oregon Secretary of State Web Site as of this date) Mr. Sean Williams of Vancouver, Washington.

There are plenty of good, reputable, staffing firms around. Pacific Coast has only had a business license in Oregon since June of this year.

In summary: Caveat emptor: "Buyer beware" when shopping for temporary work, and especially when contacting this firm.

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My son is also experiencing difficulty with this company.

He worked for them on an assignment in August and is yet to be paid and continues to get the run around from the staff and owner.

WE have been told by the owner "Sean Williams" that "the check is in the mail" but as of yet have not received it. Anyone even thinking of working for this firm, or any business thinking of using this agency to fill temporary positions should BEWARE!

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This company is a fraud. It has been in operation in Portland since at least 200, run by a nasty little man named Sean Williams. Employees at Food Team aka Resources in Food, AKA All Team aka Pacific Hospitality did not recieve their w2's for 2009- Employees filing for unemployment since Oct of last year have been experiencing delays because no taxes were paid after 2008. As to the W2's, a look at my pay stubs show that not only were taxes taken out of my check, but they took more than they were supposed to. The IRS is looking into it, but my extension is almost up, and I still have no w2. Branch Manager Rod Atkins, (who is as creepy as Mr. Williams) told temps in Feb, March and April that they would receive w2's. In May he said June. He also claimed that Resources in Food, run by a woman named Bonnie had gone bankrupt. There is no record in the state of Florida or any of the other states (Missouri, where the checks were issued from) of a bankruptcy, under any of the names these folks go by (including Ware Enterprises, the name listed for the Portland office in state tax records. They claim not to know anything about what happened to this woman, yet a former employee have revealed that this company was founded and is run by a husband and wife team, Bill Timmons, and Bonnie Pollack, whose signature was on our checks. So, taxes were taken from employees and not paid to the govt. Financial Aid has been a real pain this year, since they require a W2 for processing. Everything about these people is crooked, and hopefully when the state revenue office is finished with them, they won't be able to do this to anyone else.

THIS COMPANY IS A FRAUD- If you are thinking of using their services, run, don't walk away. it's not worth the burn for a few shifts a month you might get.