Hired, Placed, Not Paid
The workers TriForce Staffing placed didn’t work for TriForce — they worked for fulfillment centers, food processing plants, and distribution warehouses across four Midwestern states. TriForce was the middleman: it recruited the workers, managed payroll, and collected placement fees from client businesses.
It also, according to 89 Department of Labor complaints, held paychecks for weeks beyond their due dates, invented deductions for “equipment fees” and “transportation costs” that workers never agreed to, and in dozens of cases simply stopped paying workers who raised complaints.
The Deductions
GripeNation obtained paystub records from 14 workers through sources and legal filings. The deductions visible on those stubs include:
- “Safety Equipment Fee” — $35 to $60 per week, despite safety equipment being legally required to be employer-provided at no cost
- “Transportation Coordination Fee” — $25 per week, described to workers as optional but appearing on all stubs reviewed
- “Administrative Processing Fee” — a flat $18.50 per paycheck
These deductions, applied to workers already earning minimum wage in their respective states, in several cases reduced effective hourly pay below the applicable minimum — a clear violation of federal and state wage law.
What Workers Can Do
Workers who believe they are owed back wages from TriForce Staffing Solutions can file a complaint at dol.gov/agencies/whd/contact/complaint or call 1-866-4-US-WAGE.