It is going to superior court. Can't wait to see what happens!
Posted By: Casey on 2007-08-08
In Reply to: Ruling Against DeVenture - anon
I was in total shock when I read this article. I also thought, from some of the posts on here, that they were pretty good to work for. Guess they totally screwed themselves now!
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course not, no $, no pay. But if it goes to court......nm
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I saw this tried in a court
It wasn't an MT but an ER physician who was being sued for breach of his noncompete contract. The ruling was that he could not take any of his employers clients but according to the judge (Louisiana) to enforce the no compete to any greater extent would deprive him of his right to make a living. He also won his counter suit asking for payment of his attorney fees to defend himself. Don't know about other states but I would assume it would be pretty much the same. These suits never stop trying to intimidate us do they?
court
As you said you know this will not hold up in court. So sign the paper, get your money, and find another job. Honestly, I do not think they will be hunting you down for the next 12 months to see what you are doing. Obvisouly, this pay is not even covering 12 months of unemployement so what do they think you are going to do. It is not like your a cashier at Walmart (nothing wrong with that) just saying that you have to be trained in the MT field and tht if you went out of the field for a year you would have a hard time finding a company that would take you back. Please let us know what you decide.
When a hospital gets fed up with going to court
rethink if cheap is the way to go in the case of medical records.
It's no fun to go to court on malpractice cases and have inaccurate and incomplete records. You look like a fool and it makes it look like you are even more guilty than you may have been. I have seen it from the side of the medical affairs office and talked to the people who have to go off to fight the battles in the court. Trust me, quantity over quality is not what is needed and hospitals can't afford to lose too many of those cases before they lose accredidation. Then the ballgame is over.
You could try court reporting (sm)
...If you're that sick of transcription.
My sister does it and makes good money. I agree with the poster, above, though - there can be two or three people talking at the same time, some people could be hard to hear 'cuz they're really far from the microphone (a microcassette player you bring yourself). Plus it seems like double the work - you have to go to court and type on that little ShortHand machine (oh, and you have to learn shorthand), then type the stuff out in readable form at home. And you have to have a professional wardrobe to wear to court. Yuck; not for me.
She seems to like it, though. She does have flexible hours (it depends when there's a case going on), works from home but has an office base. She has to drive around to different court locations a lot (she might be able to deduct gas mileage). I think she's considered an independent contractor, with all the pluses and minuses that go with that (more freedom but more taxes, pay for own insurance, etc.).
As I said in my post, I would go to court
and swear on a Bible about the goings on. In fact, I have documentation and print outs to prove back up my statement.
And to clear the air, I am by no means a disgruntled employee. I definitely MADE SOME MONEY working at the company, benefits, etc.
So before you get on your soapbox, you really should read by post again. I said I was with Healthscribe. You are with Spheris - Healthscribe joined up with Spheris, but a lot of the same people are now running Spheris. Maybe they did change their line docking - BUT AGAIN, READ MY POST - I WAS WITH HEALTHSCRIBE AND AT HEALTHSCRIBE THEY DID DOCK THE LINES IF A Transcriptionist WAS SENDING TOO MANY REPORTS TO QA.
I do not and have not worked for Spheris.
court order?
Terri Davis is gone by court order? How? Why? Such dish!
Who's the businessman running the place?
More info is needed! Totally interested now!
I know of folks who have taken a company to court and won
but still has not gotten paid to my knowlege. If it is DT then hang in there....always have to hope for the best.
Email if you want the court papers.
All info for opting in is in those papers. Current employees cannot be fired for opting in.
My friend is a court reporter (sm)
and she was trying to get me into scoping. From my understanding, the court reporter does the stenographer, which then goes through their computer to turn their abbreviations into words. Then, they send it to the person scoping. That person then does all the profreading for them. My friend spends lots of time proofing, so this would really help them out.
Hope this helps somewhat...
Wish I'd chosen court-reporting! -(sm)-
When I was 25, my friend & I were both going to trade school. She chose court-reporting, and tried in vain to get me to take it with her. But no, I chose MT because it was faster and I could get a job quicker.
SHOULDA', COULDA', WOULDA' !!!!
If life were on videotape, I'd rewind back to that year and make the RIGHT choice this time. Too late, now - MTs are screwed.
could lawyers have gotten a court release? NM
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Other than through a court order!!!! Never said the info was NEVER given out at all! nm
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IC/Overtime Court Case in Texas
There is an 'opt-in' federal labor law case in the Texas courts naming a midwestern MT company as the defendant for nonpayment of OT and IC/employee status violation. If you Google full company names, the case will come up in the results.
Opt-in means that if someone wants to join the law suit they need to contact the defendant's lawyer or the courts. This information is public and easy to find. I paid only $0.64 online to get the legal papers filed with all of the contact information.
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If it is a court case, then it is public knowledge
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IRS is the final arbiter on this unless their ruling is taken to Tax Court
Below, you'll the link to the IRS page on this question. Paste it your browser. Or, follow the link at the bottom of the post.
As companies exert more and more control over the work, it gets harder and harder to see how most of them can take advantage of hiring people as ICs. I think the IRS has taken their eye off this ball in recent years.
One thing of SPECIAL NOTE: On this page you will find a link to a form called SS-8, which EITHER the company or the worker can file with the IRS for an official determination of your status.
It can take awhile to get this back, but in the meantime, if you're an IC you might want to ask your company whether they have filed an SS-8 for this determination, as the IRS recommends companies that use IC's file this form.
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99921,00.html
My court report provided the key to her software and
yes, you are IC and basically work for the court reporter. You work when they need you, sometimes weekends when they have rush jobs..without notice because they are not always notified by the attorneys until the last minute and you do HAVE to meet the deadline. Unless you are working for a trial court reporter, you are mainly working depositions. GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT THE ADVERTISEMENT. I think someone with transcribing skills can get into this very easily without that expense. By contacting court reporting companies, you can get the info on the court reporters looking for scopists.
Your point? They have to obey a court order. nm
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sign a release saying she wouldn't take Transcend to court ?
What is that all about? Is that true? Why?
ho ho ho but the hosp can play Russian Roulette w/going to court with
Those medical records became cheaper for hospitals how? When they go to court with those expensive incorrect records and LOSE, wonder if they think it was cheaper?
Take her to small claims court. Good luck!
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I hope you sued in small claims court! -(nm)
No, we did not give out information. No court order involved. sm
Obviously, TT was able to look at the information provided in the posts and determine who they FELT were making the posts.
No information has been given out by MTStars on this situation whatsoever.
Move on.
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Well, call a lawyer then. A good one. You could even get court costs paid by your employer probabl
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SUPERIOR
Does anyone know what Superior is paying for acute care? What about editing for acute care? I have been approached by them for this area and do not want to make a change that would put me in a worse position than I am in now. Do they have a lot of ESLs? I have read some of the previous posts about them - both good and bad. I am just looking to make a change, but want to be very careful and not get burned. My position now is part-time and I can get no answer as to when my workload will pick up. I am considering looking elsewhere for employment (part-time) as I only transcribe on an average of two days per week. I was thinking retail or something close by my home, as I live in a very populated city and there are many part-time jobs available. I hate to think about doing acute care for 8 or 9 cents per line. Thanks.
superior
everything the above replier says is true.
superior
 I heard from a very good source they require 2400 lines per day. Have not verified it.
Superior Global
You know - I left there 2 weeks ago. I know from a past experience - this company holds checks. You are one of the lucky ones who if you get your check on-time if they do not bounce. Does anyone know if contractors have any rights? Are they allowed to hold money even if the equipment has been returned?
Superior Global
I have been very happy with this company. The checks arrive on time and they leave me alone and let me do what I do best.
Superior Global
Just wondering if anyone knows anything good or bad about Superior Global - thanks
Superior Global
This company is a waste. First of all - they bounce checks to most of their employees. They say they do not outsource - but they do. The owners run and hide at payroll time -- constantly have their phones shut off, and the insurance is constantly canceled as they do not pay the premiums. Not to mention, they still owe the overseas group greater than 20,000.
Superior Global
I just heard the same story today. They don't pay!
I have never been in a situation where I broke my back typing for 15 days and had to beg for my money. I couldn't think of anything worse, except of course illness.
Superior Global
I completely agree, worked for them. Pay was not on time, typical excuses. I left there in a hurry. There are other jobs where they do pay on time believe me please.
Superior Global
Somebody asked about Superior Global a few weeks ago............the same things were said about not paying on time. This is not just a rumor. This is true...........Please listen or you will be out on the street waiting to get paid by this company............Unless they have changed.
Superior Global
I know that the small company that I was previously employed with lost all of their HCA accounts to Superior Global and most everyone that had worked with me went to work for them. I chose not to, as I was tired of radiology work. From what I hear, these people are happy. They are working on accounts that they have worked on in the past and have plenty of work. I don't know for a fact that they outsource, I just know that my friends are not hurting for work and like the change to Superior from the company we had worked for previously. They also had no compete contracts, but have not been legally pursued by the other company - probably because they lost all their accounts and can't afford to sue anyone now.
superior globa
True, true. You must have worked there the same time I did. I did have direct deposit and the first few times the pay was on time, but then around Christmas, we had to remind them that it was payday. the big account they lost when I was there was with a hospital in Alabama.
re: superior global
I received an email from this company in response to an email that I'd sent a long time ago. I did some research on a few different sites and found lots of negatives in regards to pay.
I emailed them back and stated that I was not seeking a position. I later thought about it and decided that I wanted to get the info directly from the source. I emailed the individual and stated that I had read that there were problems with MTs being paid in a timely matter and asked if this was true. I never received a response.
I don't want to work for any company who cannot pay me on time.
Superior Global
I heard they don't pay either!
pay at Superior Global
Any idea what Superior Global pays for experienced hospital transcriptionists?? 
Superior Global
Pay is low and sometimes late. Not very well organized and many accounts are on Meditech that doesn't allow you to work in Word, then cut and paste into Meditech.
Superior Global sm
I don't think I'm going to go with this company. I found out they don't have direct deposit. I don't like late paychecks and I don't like my check mailed to me. About 10 years ago, I worked as an IC and had my check mailed to me. One time it was mailed to another company instead of to me. It was cashed. Luckily, the company returned the money to me. I don't think I want to do that again.
Thanks for the input. 
Superior Global
The VPN there is very slow. You cannot make any money. You have to jump through a ton of different windows before you even begin to type. I did work for them one day and quit -- they never paid me for what I did either.
Superior Global
I previously worked for them and they were great people. Pay was always on time (direct deposit)
Superior Global
Anyone have any new info on Superior Global? I was thinking of applying, but can't find any recent info. Thanks!
Superior Global
Anyone working for Superior Global, comments? Steady work? ESLs?
Superior Global seems to have a 1 up from old
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Superior pay is low if you have experience nm
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Superior Global
Low, low pay. Combination of VR and traditional transcription. I work there but am getting out. They pay at the poverty level. An insult to an experienced transcriptionist. I have no idea about Alltype.
What does Superior Global pay for VR on eS? nm
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VR - Superior global
Cannot remember exactly, but it is somewhere in the 3-4 cent range per line for editing and then if you get anything that requires typing, it is 9 cents a line. I am a little confused myself as to how this actually works. I have been thinking about doing this myself part-time, but I just hear nothing positive about VR. You can email kboudreaux@superiorglobal.com and she can tell you for sure about the money. Good Luck.
About Superior Global
 I was hired and worked there for maybe one month. They really pressured me to get started and once I got hooked up with everything, as I had to buy a different foot pedal, which was not easy to come by -- well then I was ready to start and they had no work to send me. This kept on happening for one week and then I quit. I don't know what happened, but all of a sudden they had no work and would not send me anything. I would never go with this company and highly advise anyone not to waste their time applying. They are very disorganized and promise you work, but then turn their back on you. Thumbs down. 
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