I live in CT. I pulled up the hospital list for my state
Posted By: and saw only 1 or 2 staff positions and I prefer h on 2006-08-02
In Reply to: There are many hospitals now hiring for at home MTs. - MTExperienced
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The state you live in or the state where the MTSO is located? nm
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I don't know what state you live in but,
in my state (Maine) whether you quit or are fired, you get no unemployment unless you honestly cannot find employment for a period of 3 months.
Check your state unemployment benefit laws.
What state do you live in, JT?
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depending on what state you live in - sm
you could possibly be hired by another hospital IN THE STATE you are in and go to work at home, or you may be considered for a position at Diskriter that is hiring for a Florida hospital, but again, it depends on what state you live in. The Florida hospital can hire from about 7 other states, but if your state is not one of them, then you are out of luck.
No. You have the taxes taken out for the state that you live in.
If you do not live in the state where the company is located, that state income taxes do not apply to you--only the state where you live applies to you. You do NOT work in the state where the company is headquartered. Ask any CPA and just look at the website of the state. You should not have taxes taken out for a state you do not reside because you do not have to pay taxes for a state where you do not reside. You only pay for a state where you live.
It depends on what state you live in
There are different carriers and plans and it depends on which state you live in on what carries are available to you. Some states have PPOs and HMOs offered and some don't.
Do they list a website? What state are they
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Depends on the state you live in. In Texas, no this is not legal. nm
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Only hire as employee if they have 50 employees in the state you live in. NM
My state would never be one.
What state was this hospital in?
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What state is the hospital?
It might be worth 90 days in-house for regular work and hourly pay.
I was told, if you live near hospital, can get better deal with
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Where do you live? The hospital I work for has two openings and they pay hourly, SM
but they require that you train in-house for at least the first 90 days (sometimes it is shorter/longer depending upon how quickly you pick up the nuances of the job) and you are required to come in for quarterly department meetings
Does anybody live near Trenton, NJ? If so a hospital position 40 hr week is available...sm
This requires a quick response on your part, because there are two positions open and I don't want to post this on the job seeker's board. The ft position is hospital transcription, hourly wage, all bennies and PTO and holidays. The other position is team leader for the MT department, directing work flow and working with staff. People are now interviewing, but wanted to give a chance. email me if you want to, because I will not name this on post. Thanks
Every state has different labor laws. Each hospital has different needs. Good luck!
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The MTs joined the same union as the nurses' in a hospital in Washington State sm
I can't name the hospital for confidentiality reasons; however, they truly is their payscale and benefits.
Also, there are unions in California Hospitals also. Those MTs also joined the same union as the nurses. Go figure.
Also, these MTs are at home employees. No kidding!!
Honestly, do your homework and you will see that this is the truth. Some hospitals are willing to pay and have union workers.
I don't know where you live but where I live foreclosures are rising and there are no jobs -- non
I worried about my employer for part of the winter as my accounts grew sparse. I had plan to switch to being an employee with benefits but dared not make the switch in this economy (this was last year this time, got it?)
I figured keeping my seniority was worth whatever security it afforded.
My accounts have rebounded some and I can pay my bills.
By economizing seriously, I have paid off my credit card and put some money aside, just in case. I'm breathing easier, thanks.
So, all in all, I'm not complaining. This last winter was brutal, but I had a job and I paid my bills. When employment rebounds and/or national health goes into effect, people will go to the doctor again and we will be busy.
My part of the world is like a ghost town -- everyone who could left to find work in the city -- many apparently leaving their homes to the banks. Several houses in my vicinity have been on the market more than 4 years.
Forgive me my loyalty ... it pays the bills.
What does yelling at the rest of us do for you?
Unless something has changed, health insurance rates vary state by state, so we may not have the
info you need. I'm an IC so I don't have benefits.
You are correct. The state that rules is the state the employee lives in.
My state laws has is spelled out in their Code. If another state does not withhold, they are fined heavily and if they don't withhold for years, their fines are pretty bad. I worked for a Florida co that did not withhold income tax for my state even after I brought it to their attention in the state code. They kept saying that they would eventually and never did. After two plus years and when I left, I made it known to my state all the conversations, the state refunded me all late fees they charged me and then said they were going after the company in Florida because they had many employees in our state. They deserved it. They knew better.
No account has pulled out. They have a 100%
retention rate of accounts for the past 3 years.
I believe you, too. You couldn't have pulled that out of a hat. nm
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Be sure and get back to us after the rug gets pulled
It WILL happen, you know.
It's just a matter of when, not if.
This industry is headed towards a monopoly and total control by just a couple obscenely large MTSOs. We already know the aspirations of those companies is to dominate the entire MT field.
The way they'll accomplish that is by crushing all the little guys.
How do you know list is true? I can make a list,
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They were pulled into Warminster and some may now be in New York.
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let's see how long it takes for THIS to get pulled
we have actually been told in the past to not post about them -- it's THAT BAD. Womanizing horrible ignorant piece of crap company that doesn't give a rip about you. If you like being treated like an idiot -- go for it!
Yes, Teresa and Beth pulled that one in!
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Same here. I pulled my monitor closer sm
Now I see that teeny print fine.
I pulled eve/night so that I could get work...sm
NADA NADA. Left after my 2-week training.
Oh yes...I pulled 25 echos in a row this morning
even though the work is always routed evenly to all MTs at my company. Right.
Sounds like the trick MQ pulled
several years ago and enriched themselves immeasurably, leaving MTs in the lurch. (I know two who had to go bankrupt.) Were they punished? But Noooooo! Were they rich beyond their wildest dreams? Yeeeees.
The music industry has pulled this a few times, and
has it helped their image? NO
Has it stopped free file-sharing? NOT AT ALL.
Has the industry recovered yet from that mistake? NO.
The music industry is still afloat because they had to CHANGE THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS.
Who knows - maybe this un-American bully-company might be starting the wheels rolling in that direction for MT, as well.
I'm sure this will be pulled but I need to say that MTSOs are treated a lot worse than MTs someti
WE take the risk to run a company. WE get accounts to keep people busy. WE pay more to our MTs than ourselves. WE have to keep up on transcription, drugs, equipment, grammar rules, individual accounts, individual doctor preferences, business practices, tax laws, employment laws, etc.
WE have to pay for QA for MTs that do not know how to look up a word or phrase. WE have to pay to hire and then be burned. WE have to pay bank fees, lawyers, accountants, clerical staff, etc. WE have to put on a smile for customers who don't deserve it because we don't want to lose an account because then our MTs would not have any work. WE have to put up with crap from MTs who have every excuse in the book from mysterious illnesses to mysterious DSL/phone/electric outages.
WE get bashed if someone is let go because their work is not up to par or if an account goes to voice recognition or goes with a company in India to save a buck.
WE get bashed if someone is hired and does not work out.
WE get bashed for requiring people to provide equipment, phones, etc OR we get bashed for providing all that but paying too low.
Take a look in the mirror. If you have what it takes to get your own accounts, invoice, file all tax/employment/sales paperwork with your state and the federal government, can wait to pay your bills until the account has paid you, discount invoices for TAT that your employees do not meet or quality that is not perfect, deal with customers that nickel and dime you to death, give up time off because no one can cover for you, give up holidays so that your employees can spend time with their families, give up hot meals as someone always seems to drop the ball as the day goes on, negotiate to keep customers as each contract expires in an industry where prices are going down not up, then do it.
If you can do better than us, be my guest.
Yes, some big wigs at some of the huge companies make a lot of money, but for the most part, most MTSOs make a good living, not great. If I put my hours end to end, I put in the equivalent of two full time jobs. If I worked two full time jobs for someone else, I would make more than I do running a service.
Before you b**tch and moan about the company you work for any more, ask yourself this question --- why are you still in this field? The answers are easy --- it is a good field, MTs make excellent money for working at home, most without master's degrees or doctorates, there is some flexibility, opportunity to advance, ability to learn something every day, satisfaction knowing that an accurately transcribed report can make someone's treatment more effective or save a life (rather than having inaccurate medical records) and much, much more.
The average teacher starts in the 20s, the average accountant in the 30s, the average computer person in the 30s. We have potentially unlimited income and start in the 20s and move up rapidly. Several MTs in our company topped 100k this year. They would never have that opportunity in a different field.
We need to stop bashing each other. It is not MTSOs vs MTs. It should be working together as a team. Teams that don't play well together do not succeed.
I pulled a report I did today. I get paid 65 characters.
At 65 characters it was 110 lines and at 55 it was 130. If the 65 is employee status and there are other benefits that would be the one I would choose. If you don't have benefits it would probably be 6 of one and half-dozen of the other.
Sorry couldn't be more helpful. Having to make a decision too. One job pays more per line but no benefits, no bonuses. The other job pays a little bit less but has incentives and good benefits. Sounds like a no brainer but it is still hard to decide.
I would look at how productive you could be. I know you probably don't have any idea if you aren't familiar with the account. I'd also look at the stability of the company. There are no guarantees, but if there is a mom and pop company, versus a 300+ MT company, that may play a factor. Check the boards on both companies (I'm assuming it is 2 different companies but maybe it is just pay scale difference) and see what others have said about them. Tons of ESLs, hard to make lines, very inflexible with schedule, etc.
You can take job #1, but there is no law that says you are there for the next 2 years and maybe job #2 will still be willing to hire you.
When nm guessed correctly, the moderator pulled that post too.
She guessed with a line from Romeo and Juliet without giving a name and that post was pulled too.
If company is in state that has no state taxes
they are not required to take out state taxes. It's enough to keep up with your own state tax law code, could you imagine having to stay abreast of 49 other state tax codes? The cost would be huge and ultimately passed on to us by lower line rates. Regardless of who owes the tax, someone has to pay it. Just a matter of convenience I guess.
Not state by state, federal labor law - sm
and you don't have to be asked. If you work it, asked or not, they have to pay time and a half OT rate for hours worked over 40 in a week.
Taken right from U.S. Dept of Labor -
An employer who requires or PERMITS an employee to work overtime is generally required to pay the employee premium pay for such overtime work. Employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)MUST receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek of at least one and one-half times their regular rates of pay. The FLSA does not require overtime pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest.
Extra pay for working weekends or nights is a matter of agreement between the employer and the employee (or the employee's representative). The FLSA does not require extra pay for weekend or night work or double time pay.
Different state to state. You would be surprised to find
IC can be defined differently state to state. Even the IRS cannot come up with a definitive set of rules. You would be surprised how many ICs actually get unemployment in some states. If the unemployment claim form asks specifically if you are an independent contractor, do not lie, but if it does not, do not volunteer it. Let the company prove you are a true IC according to the rules of your state. All you lose is a few minutes filling out the claim form. I would only do it as a last resort. If you can find work fast, by all means go for it, but the way things are now with all the VR and off-shoring, it is a backup if you cannot find work. No one should go hungry because they are afraid to file for Unemployment as an IC.
Looks like the original post got pulled, too. Too many of us looking for "the" place to work,
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Funny about sending work out to India. I was curious and pulled up their
website, it says they NEVER send work outside the U.S.
It depends on where you live. If you live in their
service area it would be cheaper than outside their service area. I only have rates for out of service area and medical is 139.13 for family or 168.42 depending on what plan you choose. Dental is 20.85 for family, vision is 5.13. These are per pay period.
Individual coverage would be 44.79/54.21 medical, 7.99 dental, and 1.71 vision.
I opted out of insurance as we have through my husband's job. I believe the cheaper insurance is a 70/30 plan and the more expensive an 80/20, not sure about co-pays. Deductibles are $2000 for family, not sure about individual.
Diskriter off off offshores - and on some hospital accounts - they have not informed the hospital
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Jewish is the main hospital, St. Mary's is another hospital under their management. (nm)
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They should take out state taxes for the state
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It varies from state to state
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Varies from state to state
My own state recognizes partial unemployment, too, when your work gets cut down to half of your regular workload/income.
First for hospital, then outsourced still on same hospital work
and believe it or not, the hospital was so much easier. Had worked at the hospital for 11 years before they outsourced and then worked another 3+ years for the company they outsourced to. What a difference! The company had so many rules and regulations you could hardly keep up with them all, thousands of them, on the same account, mind you. The higher ups would not leave you alone, constant IMs about any and all. I have gotten to the age where I do not need all that and walked the other week. Have scheduled testing with another hospital for this month. Hope I make the cut, love the hospital work 1000 times more than a company.
They must deduct FEDERAL taxes.. NOT STATE taxes.. if they took out state taxes.. it would be FLORID
which would only have to be refunded to you for you to pay YOUR state what you owe them which is nothing but a pain... be glad they weren't handling your state tax.. and I think in this case.. if someone at the IRS told you they have to deduct YOUR states taxes.. it is that person who is uneducated... they only have to deduce federal income tax
i live in NC. Where is this sm
company at. I am thinking about changing employers.
Yes, I used to live near them.
There was a recent post at this link. http://forum.mtstars.com/company/v/1/7698.html
And a post from 2004 stating that they were disorganized.
They don't live up to their name...nm
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don't know but u live elsewhere than me....sm
When I go soliciting more private work (rarity), I expect exactly what I charge today and for the past 10 years; have never raised my rates. I chose my rate by what was/is usual and customary in the area where I live and what other fellow MTs charge. No complaints thus far, but I live in and around a couple of huge cities, and I do charge 12 cpl, promising 24-48 TAT, with close to 3 decades experience. Best luck to you !! 
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