I would advise anyone doubting the validity of the lawsuit
Posted By: Realistic on 2009-08-09
In Reply to: Which will probably be thrown out - ExMQMT
To go back into the archives, at least 6-10 weeks, and check out GPs posts regarding why the work was low at TT and its direct correlation to Dictaphone. While this may not on the surface appear slanderous, it was presented as being fact, not opinion. If her assumptions about TT and Dictaphone were incorrect, and TT can prove this, it is indeed libel. I don't know GP and I enjoy her posts. I'm just a realist/fatalist and see things in black and white most of the time. I'd say it about myself had I left myself wide open and vulnerable.
As for the the unnamed 'Jane Does,' perhaps one of those is that person who types in all caps and says TT 'steals' work from their MTs, 'frauds' the line counts, etc. IMHO, that IS libelous and quite damaging to a company's reputation. What scares off an MT more than the thought of being cheated on their lines or having the good dictators' reports 'cherry picked' by the leads, leaving them with the dung no one else wants?
I'm sure I'll be flamed for my opinions, and frankly I don't care. Libel is what it is; presenting something as fact when it is not fact, and if the person/entity can prove otherwise, they most assuredly have a very good lawsuit.
I am very sorry GP is going through this and I wish her well; however, I cannot condemn TT for taking legal action if she was posting erroneous information as first-hand knowledge of fact.
Freedom of speech is one thing; passing on inaccurate information as fact is an entirely different ballgame.
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What exactly are you doubting?
We have no work. Our supervisor left for vacation without telling us why. We are upset and most of us assume we are out of a job. These three things are facts, ask anybody on the rad accounts and they will confirm it.
Most of us are going to have to leave this job due to having our work/paychecks disappear, whether we are fired or not. Flexing isn't helping, we have bills to pay.
Just wanted to give some validity to your points.
This indeed happens. I was the victim of misrepresentation. I was contacted by email and had this company praised to me by an MT who had also gone on the forum and just raved up and down about the company. When the good samaritan MT took our conversation to email and put me in contact with her supervisor, it was the same email address. Is that bizarre or what?? Did she think I was stupid and wouldn't notice who I was writing to. That did it for me and I was really shocked because up to that point I was naive that someone would stoop so low to misrepresent their company. If someone is that desperate, I want no part in it. It is NOT a good sign....
More than likely, I would advise you to
Of course, I don't know specifics about your current situation, but the other poster has pretty muched nailed it in summing up nationals. Any chance your current job would let you work from home? That would probably be your best bet.
Good luck to you!
My advise would be to get out of there
Any company that does this is dishonest, and they are not a place you want to work for. I have worked for a lot of companies, some not so great ones, but none of them ever did this. There are much better companies out there who will not screw with your line counts and will leave you alone to do your work. Good luck!
No but thanks for the advise- I will (nm)
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I don't have any advise but I too
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Need your advise
Is it easy to make good Line count working on OP notes? I have been offered a position to work on OP notes. I have some experience with OP notes. So, just wanted to know if I can make a decent Line count with it? Appreciate any help.
Lawsuit
I received the notice via the State of Texas and other than the fact that I am going to have to hire an attorney it would actually be funny as I have never said anything about them that wasn't true and they cannot prove otherwise. I will be seeing my attorney on Monday and you can bet there's going to be a lawsuit going in their direction too  The monikers of the other 5 are noted in my citation but I won't post them, at least until I speak with my attorney.
Lawsuit
Yes I got the citation from the court. The complaint is for Defamation and Libel for posting on this board!!!!!! Of which I might add, I am NOT guilty.
Lawsuit
I just want to thank everyone for their support. I think I should not discuss this farther at this time. I'm sure everyone will follow the case as it is a matter of public record and I will be sure to let you know the outcome.
I would advise you to post
your resume on the MTstars resume bank, which is linked at the top of the Job Seekers board. State exactly what you're looking for, then let the little MTSOs come to you. The smaller MTSOs generally do not post job ads because they get overwhelmed with hundreds of unqualified applicants. Good luck with it! 
They will when a lawsuit results from it and
In their wallets. Publicize the name of the hospital SOMEHOW, because I personally would NEVER go to be treated in an institution run by those kinds of physicians.
VR is a lawsuit going somewhere to happen! And.... (sm)
you better believe I request a copy of every report generated whenever I visit a doctor. Heaven help them if I find a mistake-ridden report transcribed by VR. I hope the people falling for the VR joke have DEEEEP pockets!
Good advise - Thank You! nm
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MEDQUIST LAWSUIT
I just recently heard about the Medquist lawsuit and settlement regarding inaccurate line counts. I'm not a MedQuist employee, but was wondering - what are your thoughts on AHDI receiving the million dollars instead of it not being dispersed back to the MTs?
RE: Gourdpainter and TT lawsuit,...sm
Do you think you could go to work at ANY company and continually bash them, either online or to other employees and NOT get fired or sued. There is such a thing as libel and defamation, and that has nothing to do with Freedom of Speech. I have gone through the archives and am shocked at the things people say on here about the companies they STILL WORK FOR. I cannot imagine going to work for a company and to continuously badmouth them and to be able to keep my job!!! Someone else said on here in another post I read about not having to use your real name or be accountable for what you write on here and that is only to true, which is why I use my name!!! I have nothing to hide. If what you say is true, then you should be able to show your identity! You cannot knowingly lie or defame a company ANYWHERE, especially where it could potentially poison the pool of current or potential employees. If you are SOOO unhappy with the way things are where you work QUIT!!!! I have been through the ups and downs on work flow with Transtech too, but my intelligence tells me this happens everywhere! There was no change in payroll company since I have been here, almost a year, or if there was I had NO PROBLEMS and did not even notice. I had no rush to get my paperwork in or mistakes in my paycheck and whomever implied those things about TransTech's questionable payroll practices, deserves to be sued. You cannot say those kind of things about a company, especially when to my knowledge they are UNTRUE. That is defamation of character and NOT Freedom of Speech. They are owned by a parent company and THAT company does our payroll NOT TRansTEch themselves. Everyone really needs to do their homework on this sort of thing. This is EXACTLY what people get sued over and as well they should!!! There is a difference in stating you were unhappy, or if you did not get paid on time or not at all, but to continue to work somewhere, and then get on here and CONTINUOUSLY bash them, is just plain WRONG!! There are plenty more companies out there... find another one to work for if you are that unhappy!!. Again, I am NOT management and I have had problems that I needed to work out with them, but that is exactly what I did WORKED IT OUT WITH THEM! This is a company just as if you were working in an office, and there is protocol when working in a business environment that many of you just do not get! For those of you that do, this is obviously not meant for you!!! For those this does not pertain to, I know you will not be offended by this. If you are offended by this, this is obviously meant for you. Have a great day!
Believe me, filing this lawsuit sm
has damaged their reputation FAR more than whatever was said in the post that prompted it.
Had they just left things as they were, it had already blown over. Now, they have actually seen to it that anyone who wants to work for a company with any decency will stay far, far away.
DISCLAIMER: ALL CONTENT IN THIS POST IS MY OPINION ONLY, I AM AN MT AND HAVE NOTHING YOU CAN TAKE FROM ME.
Sounds like a lawsuit to me.
Find out how the company reported this liability (PTO owed) and the related salary expense on their income taxes.
Usually, companies work on an accrual basis - meaning that an expense is recognized at the time that it is incurred (and hence, at that COST). I'm betting Acusis reported the PTO expenses at the rates that were being paid at that time...and if so, there's two issues here. One is that the expense they have been reporting will have to be adjusted downward and they will have to go back and pay more income tax on the profit that will therefore be increased.
The other is that the Department of Labor will land all over them like a ton of bricks. As someone who has been in the middle of a DOL audit, I can assure the management of Acusis that it is something they should avoid at any cost.
Get those $$ out of your eyes! No lawsuit here!
No defamation of character, TT Management! It's all public knowledge. That's right. In the good state of Texas, one can look up this case and read the whole RIDICULOUS lawsuit. Looks like something that would come out of that state! Like our brilliant ex-Prez!
Lawsuit for a public board? Who are you going to sue? nm
Grow up
I think they are working for the companies they advise us against!!
I am beginning to think they are working for the companies they advise us against so we won't take their work !!
OK - I'll wait - thanks for the advise! nm
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I would strongly advise you to reconsider
Please read all the archives here... too much to mention and the messages tend to get removed by the administrator because they are so bad. In a nutshell extremely unqualified management in most cases, promote friends and newbies to positions like team leads and QA, inconsistent and wrong QA half the time, on and on and on. Please don't bother with them. I promise you that you'll regret it if you do. Please read the archives here.
I wouldn't advise anyone to work there! It was...sm
sure not my cup of tea. Platform is FN, which I didn't find production oriented, and I wasn't crazy about their accounts, either. We parted after 3 days!
The problem with something like this is that anyone can file a lawsuit. It does not mean someone is
My ex filed 15 lawsuits against me due to bitterness. All were dropped after my lawyer went to court a hundred times, but people saw them in the paper and labeled me as a child abuser, deadbeat and crazy person for a while before it was all cleared up.
Just because a lawsuit is filed, does not make it true.
No more Keystrokes lawsuit topics. (sm)
Take your arguments to email as you cannot leave out personal attacks toward others and toward the board.
Moderator
So, what is the latest news on the lawsuit?
TT versus MT? Inquiring minds want to know!
Thanks so much for the wonderful advise. I accepted the position.
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Just to advise, that company does not have access to MTStars
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advise is a verb - advice is a noun
Just because a word is in spell-check does not mean it has been used properly. Advice is a noun, i.e., I need your advice. Advise is a verb, i.e., I advise you to learn proper grammar. This is basic elementary school grammar.
Or maybe to protect from lawsuit-happy MTSOs, we
are supposed to phrase everything with 'in my opinion', 'crazy rumor has it', 'i wonder if', 'possibly', etc.... Guess we just have to phrase everything with code words to protect ourselves to even be able to share info.
'Crazy rumor has it X company didn't pay me for the last month, possibly, in my opinion...' LOL.
I got to be paid on time every two weeks or I'm outta there! Just my advise
It is only a matter of time. VR is a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Good example. Thank you for your honest input.
We need to CALL THE FACILITIES and let them know what is going on! OR Class Action Lawsuit
...we need to all go out on strike! If we ALL stopped working tomorrow, called the facilities and let them know why, where would WebmedX be?
Advise is in SpellCheck. So maybe you should have suggested Proofing Ms Grammar Police.
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Good for you, if that is true. It is really a losing game. Wouldn't advise anyone to pursue it.
You have to lie a lot, wouldn't you agree? It is all bait and switch for the recruiters. They promise a lot, but the companies do not follow through. Care to say who it is you are a hiring manager for? LOL. Never heard it called that before.
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