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Billiken_Grad in Maryland Heights, Missouri said: Have your heard anything back re your w-2..my girlfriend was an employee and she hasn't received hers as of yet. I've been trying to get a hold of someone who knows anything (her coworkers have all received theirs) but it has been all dead ends. Please Help!!! I can be reached at billiken_grad@yahoo.com

I recommend that you call the IRS. The W2 is an IRS document, and they should have record of your earnings along with the tax id of Pure Weight Loss, which I understand is needed as well. I'm sure if you call them and explain the situation, they will be able to help you. Good luck!

Billiken_Grad in Maryland Heights, Missouri said: Have your heard anything back re your w-2..my girlfriend was an employee and she hasn't received hers as of yet. I've been trying to get a hold of someone who knows anything (her coworkers have all received theirs) but it has been all dead ends. Please Help!!! I can be reached at billiken_grad@yahoo.com

i think just about everyone has received their w2's already.

I bet the company had the employees bust their butts to get them out ASAP.. and then.. those employees were laid off.

In the meantime, I agree with the former response.. The IRS gets a copy of all the w2's. Problem being is that they will probably tell you that you have to wait a certain length of time.

My suggestion.. Coming from a woman who worked in the tax industry for about 9 years... FILE ON YOUR LAST CHECK STUB (if you have it.) All the info is there.

If you receive the W2.. it'll probably match... if your amounts are off from that having been received by the IRS.. they'll adjust your refund and send you a letter accordingly. If you file electronically, chances are you won't need a copy of the w2 submitted to the IRS anyway. They usually just have you keep it for your own records..

Hope this helped!

Is anyone from the toledo ohio area? I was away from my center for a few months and ran in to someone who went to the same center. They informed me that they were closed now. If you go to the pure weight loss website it says toledo centers are not affected. Thats a lie!! they are all closed. no one from the center contacted me at all and they owe me atleast $800. I have the refund sheet now and will turn it in. does anyone know if they are really refunding money?

shannon toledo oh in perrysburg, Ohio said: Is anyone from the toledo ohio area? I was away from my center for a few months and ran in to someone who went to the same center. They informed me that they were closed now. If you go to the pure weight loss website it says toledo centers are not affected. Thats a lie!! they are all closed. no one from the center contacted me at all and they owe me atleast $800. I have the refund sheet now and will turn it in. does anyone know if they are really refunding money?

as far as anyone knows since no one is working for LA anymore I don't know how they would give refunds...plus since they declared bankruptcy all assests are frozen...if u paid through care credit you can do a dispute the charges...(that's what I am doing) or any other credit card i'm sure you can dispute....just find your contract and everything for proof

shannon toledo oh in perrysburg, Ohio said: Is anyone from the toledo ohio area? I was away from my center for a few months and ran in to someone who went to the same center. They informed me that they were closed now. If you go to the pure weight loss website it says toledo centers are not affected. Thats a lie!! they are all closed. no one from the center contacted me at all and they owe me atleast $800. I have the refund sheet now and will turn it in. does anyone know if they are really refunding money?

I am from Michigan I am a former Manager. All you can do now is request an refund. Also I would suggest to file with the AG in PA the more cases that they have the better everyone will be in the long run.
I have many clients that I still stay in contact with and suggested the same thing. I wish you the best.

The company that is used to do their W-2s they are called ADP you can request your W-2's from them. I know someone who worked with me at LAWL/Pure and she still has not gotten hers either. Good Luck!

OneinMI in Portage, Michigan said: I am from Michigan I am a former Manager. All you can do now is request an refund. Also I would suggest to file with the AG in PA the more cases that they have the better everyone will be in the long run.
I have many clients that I still stay in contact with and suggested the same thing. I wish you the best.

people have been saying tere is no one to receive the certified mail or the refund requests

I FILED WITH THE PA ATT. GEN OFFICE AND WITH THE OH ATT. GEN OFFICE. PA ATT GEN OFFICE SUGGESTS THAT EVERYONE AFFECCTED BY THIS FILES WITH THEM AND THE STATE THEY ARE FROM. THE MORE PEOPLE WE GET THE BETTER OFF WE ARE. LETS GET THOSE B@#$%&*(
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I believe what comes around will go around. VK and ZB will get theirs. We all stick together and keep getting the word out we will win in some way shape or form! Go gettem everyone!

I know who the regional manager is and I have her phone number, before I give it away, I need to know what it is regarding...

Feel free to visit or website...www.robard.com. We are in the nutritional weight loss business.

Katers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said: I know who the regional manager is and I have her phone number, before I give it away, I need to know what it is regarding...

who are you refering to?

hello everyone!! How goes it? Any other updates we need to spread the word about? How is the ABC story coming? Hope everyone is doing ok and remember we can accomplish more as a whole than as an individual.

Heart how are you??

Hey catmaru!

shannon toledo oh in perrysburg, Ohio said: who are you refering to?

their is a few I know, Nikki, Patty, Melissa...

brett rosenbloom in mt laurel, New Jersey said: Feel free to visit or website...www.robard.com. We are in the nutritional weight loss business.

After reviewing your website, I would be interested in talking to you about what your program entails. How may I contact you?

How long does Red cross CNA training take and is it free?

Hey Karma and Catmaru.. Been busy here! Everything seems to be going well.. I'll talk to you guys later...

Hope you have a great weekend!

Did you guys read that blog from FranchisePick? The one from a lady stating she had received a refund of 80 some dollars and the check bounced.. The bank told her the acct. that the check was withdrawn on had closed in december 2007???

Heartbroken in Midwest said: Did you guys read that blog from FranchisePick? The one from a lady stating she had received a refund of 80 some dollars and the check bounced.. The bank told her the acct. that the check was withdrawn on had closed in december 2007???

HOly crap! That's unreal.....that's why i didn't even bother sending in the refund request...besides that people's were being returned

to get in touch with me you can email me at brett@robard.com and we can go from there

OneinMI in Portage, Michigan said: The company that is used to do their W-2s they are called ADP you can request your W-2's from them. I know someone who worked with me at LAWL/Pure and she still has not gotten hers either. Good Luck!

Hello! New to the Mayhem.

I left the company last year in June, and didn't even KNOW that they weren't LAWL anymore, but "Pure" WL. Heh, "pure" b.s. alright...

Anyhoo, I haven't received my W2 form either, and I'm out here in California. Tried calling HR, obviously no one's there. Tried contacting ADP; got referred to Jackson Hewitt or one of their other "tax preparation partners". Spoke to Jackson Hewitt; found out their "mission" this tax prep year is to NOT prepare taxes based on a person's last paycheck stub, or prior year W2 return, and cannot download an ADP W2 Form without your last paycheck stub (which I cannot find.) Even tried to email the IRS; perhaps will receive a response in the year 2009.

Lord, I just want my W2 Form !!! =X

Any other ideas, I'm open.

Sorry about that, it seems if you haven't gotten you may not get it. An manager that I worked with from another center is having problems getting her's as well. All ADP would say is that their client is protected and that they can't help employees, which I believe is illegal. They have to provide your information to you.
I have a lawyer looking into somethings that the company did wrong. I hope that I can find some information out that will help everyone.

Diana why don't you say who you are! You worked in Michigan and did absolutely nothing the whole time you were there !! The center went from 17000 per week to 2500 when you took over- No wonder you have nothing better to do than blame la/pure for your failure now that they are gone- I would investigate "whatever" it is you think we did to you- the only thing I can think we are guilty of is keeping an underperformer who brought us down! Get a life! YOU LEFT BEFORE WE CLOSED- MOVE ON!! FORGET ABOUT PURE AND LA ... WE FORGOT ABOUT YOU AS SOON AS YOU LEFT!

Hey Jen been over la/pure for a long time, went before the ship sank. To bad you are one who helped it sink. When I came in the place was a hole. To bad you never came to the center to see! You need to find a job and get over your oversized head!

I see our NO commenter is back
Ladies please let's not start the personal attacks again...everyone was screwed by this company one way or the other...so can't we all just be a solid front for that fact?

I totally agree with you. I am not here to attack like some people here. I am only here to help others. I have a lot of friends out there who lost their jobs.

What I really want to know how many center mangagers out there worked 50 plus hours a week got paid $300 a week?

The reason I asked is they paid all of us managers wrong by the laws. Based on the way they paid us we should of only worked a 40 hour week and no more. I thought something was fishy when they changed us to no less the $450 a week. I questioned it and was shrugged off.

I went to the federal labor board and they contacted me today and said that the company is at fault. I do have a case against them. I have spoken to a lawyer. I want to get as many managers out there that I can so we can possibly set up a class action against VK. We would be the first paid as a creditor. FYI Center Managers

Setting up class action is POINTLESS- by the time you get any money it will be years from now and after all the lawyers fees, etc be happy you see $5

Linda Raymond in NYC, New York said: Setting up class action is POINTLESS- by the time you get any money it will be years from now and after all the lawyers fees, etc be happy you see $5

I agree with you Linda!!! Also you had a commission strucure!! There are companys that are 100% commission!! What are you talking about Onein????

Linda Raymond in NYC, New York said: Setting up class action is POINTLESS- by the time you get any money it will be years from now and after all the lawyers fees, etc be happy you see $5

I agree with you Linda!!! Also you had a commission structure!! There are companys that are 100% commission!! What are you talking about Onein????

I was a center manage and am upset about the recent events. One thin I do realize is that we cant get blood out of a stone, and if we stay angry the only one hurt will be us. I loved my job and my clients and was good at it. I refused to do the ruthless selling that they required and didnt sell at all in the final weeks. I took care of my people as well as I could, Locked the door and walked away. Bigger and better things are to come. I made some wonderful friends and will always be grateful for that. Move forward.

OneinMI in Portage, Michigan said: I totally agree with you. I am not here to attack like some people here. I am only here to help others. I have a lot of friends out there who lost their jobs.

What I really want to know how many center mangagers out there worked 50 plus hours a week got paid $300 a week?

The reason I asked is they paid all of us managers wrong by the laws. Based on the way they paid us we should of only worked a 40 hour week and no more. I thought something was fishy when they changed us to no less the $450 a week. I questioned it and was shrugged off.

I went to the federal labor board and they contacted me today and said that the company is at fault. I do have a case against them. I have spoken to a lawyer. I want to get as many managers out there that I can so we can possibly set up a class action against VK. We would be the first paid as a creditor. FYI Center Managers

I was an assistant manager at a center making hourly and they offered me a position as a manager saying I would make soo much more then I was making when I was just an assistant, boy were they wrong...I made the $300/week plus they cut my sales percentages when they started going down. I was working open to close by myself in the center with not even a break. Let me know what I have to do to get in on this class action suit for managers!

Well if you worked over 40 and you did not make $450 with your commissions then you take the hours you worked over. By the laws from the federal government. So the weeks that we did not make that amount of $450 and we were only getting the 300 and not making the money with the commissions up to or over the $450 we were underpaid by the laws.
Its hard to explain on here you would need to go to the federal employment laws to understand it.
Since they have gone out of business the federal government can't help, but we can go after VK for that. My lawyer suggested get as many people as we can and this would probably work. He would handle the case.
I was really concerned when they started making the changes so I researched it.

phoenix risen in The City by the Bay, California said: Hello! New to the Mayhem.

I left the company last year in June, and didn't even KNOW that they weren't LAWL anymore, but "Pure" WL. Heh, "pure" b.s. alright...

Anyhoo, I haven't received my W2 form either, and I'm out here in California. Tried calling HR, obviously no one's there. Tried contacting ADP; got referred to Jackson Hewitt or one of their other "tax preparation partners". Spoke to Jackson Hewitt; found out their "mission" this tax prep year is to NOT prepare taxes based on a person's last paycheck stub, or prior year W2 return, and cannot download an ADP W2 Form without your last paycheck stub (which I cannot find.) Even tried to email the IRS; perhaps will receive a response in the year 2009.

Lord, I just want my W2 Form !!! =X

Any other ideas, I'm open.

Hello I currently work for a la weight loss corp store in east tennessee and myself as of feb 5th havent received my w-2 yet. seems like something is wrong. bet they havent been reporting federal with holdings correctly and and they soon will be in big trouble with the irs. this has got to be the most crooked company ive ever seen. even my managers pay roll check bounced a few weeks ago.
the corp office out of pennsylvania said they sent them out on the 31st but that is not true, we would have of received them by now

Thought all the corp. stores were closed.
Just saw a piece on the local news and they said basically everyone is out of luck. I got my w2 and my checks didnt bounce, but a lot did. It is a complete mess and I think there is nothing anyone can do.

no w2 for me!

Hi there if you haven't gotten it by Feb. 7 you can call the IRS. That is the law. I wish you the best of luck.

phoenix risen in The City by the Bay, California said: Hello! New to the Mayhem.

I left the company last year in June, and didn't even KNOW that they weren't LAWL anymore, but "Pure" WL. Heh, "pure" b.s. alright...

Anyhoo, I haven't received my W2 form either, and I'm out here in California. Tried calling HR, obviously no one's there. Tried contacting ADP; got referred to Jackson Hewitt or one of their other "tax preparation partners". Spoke to Jackson Hewitt; found out their "mission" this tax prep year is to NOT prepare taxes based on a person's last paycheck stub, or prior year W2 return, and cannot download an ADP W2 Form without your last paycheck stub (which I cannot find.) Even tried to email the IRS; perhaps will receive a response in the year 2009.

Lord, I just want my W2 Form !!! =X

Any other ideas, I'm open.

I contacted ADP, the post office, and the IRS. ADP would not help because of a privacy contract they have with their clients. There is an IRS form that you can fill out is Form 4852, Substitute for Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement. Even if your W-2 is not received you still have to file your taxes on time. The first date to fill out this form is 02/15/08.

I came across this website today while searching online. It is very funny!

www.truth-or-consequences.com/rude_customers/rude_customers-11/LAWEIGHTLOS.html

Hello everyone.. nothing is impossible..stay positive and focused..this is an election year. The media is focusing on the election. Anything worthwild is not going to be easy..even if it takes a year or several..the estate of Vk will always owe you. For a fee the i.r.s will send out replacement w-2.
P.S. I was a center manager who worked 50 ++++++ hours

OneinMI in Portage, Michigan said: I totally agree with you. I am not here to attack like some people here. I am only here to help others. I have a lot of friends out there who lost their jobs.

What I really want to know how many center mangagers out there worked 50 plus hours a week got paid $300 a week?

The reason I asked is they paid all of us managers wrong by the laws. Based on the way they paid us we should of only worked a 40 hour week and no more. I thought something was fishy when they changed us to no less the $450 a week. I questioned it and was shrugged off.

I went to the federal labor board and they contacted me today and said that the company is at fault. I do have a case against them. I have spoken to a lawyer. I want to get as many managers out there that I can so we can possibly set up a class action against VK. We would be the first paid as a creditor. FYI Center Managers

I am from Ohio. Yes, I do have some interested in filing charges. Let me know what I need to do.

karma in Oklahoma said: I came across this website today while searching online. It is very funny!

www.truth-or-consequences.com/rude_customers/rude_customers-11/LAWEIGHTLOS.html

LMAO that was some foreshadowing

karma in Oklahoma said: I came across this website today while searching online. It is very funny!

Catmaru in Buffalo, New York said: LMAO that was some foreshadowing

BWAH! The funniest thing I have read in a long time. S.T.U.P.I.D. HeeHeeee Thanks karma. Have a great day everyone.
;-}~

karma in Oklahoma said: I came across this website today while searching online. It is very funny!

www.truth-or-consequences.com/rude_customers/rude_customers-11/LAWEIGHTLOS.html

This is a riot. How funny - everyone thought that Lorie Devuono and Nicole Riepole were the greatest and based on this - looks like there big t*t* only got them so far. Not very intelligent! Obviously, this is one the reasons that the company went in the toilet - Vahan's assistants were idiots!

I just got a call from our local CBS affiliate
They are coming out to talk to me tomorrow for their 10pm news
I'll update after i talk with them. I also gave her this website address. I told her about all of you employees whose checks were bouncing...and not receiving your W2's

Hey Catmaru... How are you? doing good work I see? Nothing new out there on the East Coast?

Just crappy weather..lol

Yeah.. well the same here.. wet and sloppy... and cold!!!

The NYS attorney general wrote me back and included claim form for the bankruptcy court. And he also mentioned that if funds cannot be collected this way, to send him proof of purchase( receipt, copy of payment(check,credit card bill) and any invoices you have and he will see if there is anohter way.
Did anyone else get forms from their AG?

Jill Mazzi in Forest Hills, New York said: The NYS attorney general wrote me back and included claim form for the bankruptcy court. And he also mentioned that if funds cannot be collected this way, to send him proof of purchase( receipt, copy of payment(check,credit card bill) and any invoices you have and he will see if there is anohter way.
Did anyone else get forms from their AG?

Hi to all
I contacted the PA attorney general they must have forwarded my info. to the attorney General of Missouri in Jefferson City, PO Box 899, 65102 Jay Nixon Attorney General phone 573-751-3321
They Inturn sent me a letter stating "Thank you for your recent consumer complaint. Our office is reviewing this matter and will contact you should we require further information.

This office acts as attorney for the state and its agencies and is prohibited by law from action on behalf of private citizens. Private rights may be asserted with the assistance of a private attorney or, when appropriate, in small claims court."

I must say that the NYS Attorney general is A LOT MORE HELPFUL!!
Thank you for the above information because I did not receive a claim form from PA Or Missouri!! I will be checking into this.

This is also old news but I have to include it.
Pure said on their site to send them a refund info. paper to 747 Dresher Rd. Suite 100 Horsham, PA 19044 and it must be CERTIFIED MAIL!
Save your $5.00. I tried that and found the address to be bogas! So Pure got another $5.00 out of pocket even though it did not go to them.

Catmaru in Buffalo, New York said: I just got a call from our local CBS affiliate
They are coming out to talk to me tomorrow for their 10pm news
I'll update after i talk with them. I also gave her this website address. I told her about all of you employees whose checks were bouncing...and not receiving your W2's

YOU GO GIRL!!!