Join the fight and file your complaint with the BBB today. We need to ban together to stop Examiner.com from doing this to other people and the public must be made aware of their questionable business practices

If you were part of the people who weren't paid in June, 2010 from Examiner.com this is for you. I have sent a complaint to the Denver BBB and have contacted the Colorado State Attorney's office in reference to the nasty grams that went out on July 16, 2010 telling you that you were locked of your account.

What they are doing is illegal and to make matters worse is they contradicting their own terms and conditions of our contracts!

A contract is an agreement between two or more parties that creates an obligation to do or not do something. A breach of contract is the existence of an agreement or bargained-for exchange where one of the parties fails, without a legally valid excuse, to live up to his or her responsibilities under the contract.
A breach of contract usually occurs by one or more of the parties in one of the following ways:

* Failing to perform as promised.
* Making it impossible for the other party to perform.
* Making it known there is an intention not to perform.

A contract may be breached in whole or in part.

For those like me who intend to seeks damages if this isn't resolved IMMEDIATELY:

Damages. Damages are payment in one form or another paid by the breaching party to the non-breaching party. There are four basic types of damages: (1) compensatory damages, which serve to place the non-breaching party in the position the party would have been in if the breach had not occurred; (2) nominal damages, which constitute a token award of damages where there has been no actual money loss to the non-breaching party, or when the non-breaching party's performance was not without its own negative aspects; (3) liquidated damages, which are a specific amount of damages agreed to at the time the contract was first entered into; and (4) punitive damages (rarely given in contract actions), which are damages paid to the non-breaching party above and beyond what would make that party whole and also serve to punish the breaching party.

Additionally, after some quick research including visiting the Denver BBB site, you will see that Examiner.com has had prior as well as current issues. And, there are various complaints on boards such as:

1. Ripoffreport.com
2. Complaintsboard.com
3. WritersWeekly.com
4. Sitejabber.com

Here is my BBB information so you know I'm not kidding:

Complaint ID#: 75121965
Business Name: Examiner.com

Thank you for contacting your BBB. Your complaint was received by the BBB on July 20, 2010 and has been assigned case# 75121965in our files. Please make a note of this number for future reference.

Your complaint has been applied to the following business:
Examiner.com
555 17th St #400
Denver, CO 80202-3950

The case has been reviewed and has now been forwarded to the business for their response. This business has until August 4, 2010 to respond to your complaint. If they do not respond by this date, a second letter will be sent to the company.

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This is directly from the Examiner.com website

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How do I refer people?
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Have your referrals click the Find Your Examiner button at the bottom of the application. Then, they can search for you by name, title or just by writing in your Unique ID. Your ID code can be found in your Examiner URL. It is the number that appears after the x- in the URL. For example, www.examiner.com/x-123-Denver_Boat_Examiner. The ID code here is 123.
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Who should I refer? Can I use a public posting / forum to gain referrals?
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The purpose of the program is for Examiners to reach into their personal networks and refer people they know and would be good Examiners. Posting ads with your name and referral information on job boards such as Craigslist, Monster and CareerBuilder asking the general public to credit you is strictly prohibited.
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Is there a limit to the number of people I can refer?
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No. You earn money for as many people as you can refer to the site and becomes an Examiner. There is no limit to the number or the amount of money you can earn.
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Why is Examiner.com running this program?
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The best judges of who will make a good Examiner is a good Examiner. Examiners are a critical part of our business and we believe engaging you will help us find the best writers possible.
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What if I have referred Examiners in the past? Can I get paid for them?
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This program only applies to Examiners referred as of Feb. 1, 2009.
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If I take on another Examiner title, can I use myself as a referral?
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No; the Examiner Referral Program only applies when an active Examiner refers another person.
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How will I know when someone said I referred them?
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You will receive an email each time an applicant marks you as being their referrer.
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How will I know when one of my referrals joins Examiner.com and I get paid?
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When your referral goes live on the site and your payment has been earned, you will see their name and information appear in the Referral section on your Reporting tab in the Pub Tool. You will receive your referral bonus on the 20th of the month after your referral becomes active. (Example: Referral is activated on Oct. 1; bonus is sent on Nov. 20)

Examiner.com has withheld money I earned as an independent contract (writer) for them. The amount due now totals over $6000 for February and March 2010 payments. After many attempts to at least be kept informed, they announced that they would be withholding my earned pay because my methods of promotion of my articles was not within their terms of agreement.

I never signed any contract stating I could not use the means of promotion that I did. Therefore, I am owed the money earned and I am now seeking damages.

I have filed complaints with both the BBB and the Colorado State Attorney General's office.

DO NOT WORK OR WRITE FOR EXAMINER.COM

I have been waiting three months to get the measly $11.00 that Examiner.com owes me for my posted articles that I wrote for them on their site. They call it an "issue" and have an empty excuse every month for not paying me. WARNING to anyone who might want to write for them, you won't get paid.