Yeah..and you should have asked them about the whopping 7-7.5 cpl they pay for IC status.
Posted By: WorkaholicMT on 2008-08-28
In Reply to: What is wrong with some of these MTSOs...sm - nonn
Paying your own taxes on top of that AND those schedules is a joke...Yes, give up all your weekends and evenings, pay all your own taxes, and for this..you get a big 7 cpl.. Wow.. I couldn't stop myself.. I ALMOST applied LOL
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Yeah and pay is a whopping 5 cents a line.
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Info you asked for - employee status
PTO is generous, more than any other company I have ever been with, starts at 96 hours a year and goes up from there (this is to use for sick days, days off, and can be used on an an hour by hour basis).
Not sure about insurance since I don't need it, but I know they just switched companies and it is now much more reasonable than it was before.
Most MTs start at 8 cpl base rate with an incentive for all lines over 6000 in a pay period. You can also get raises after you've been there awhile if you earn them, but you do have to ask, they don't just hand them out - you have to prove yourself and then justify your request for a raise.
I have been with them a long time, seen all the changes and there has never been a better time to be a Diskriter employee - all the support staff and supervisors who caused problems in the past are all gone - ALL of them. I have heard the training now is minimal though, but the other MTs are there to help when you need it as well as the supervisor who has an open email and phone policy and only wants to help you.
Yeah, they asked me the same things
what I liked to type, what I didn't like to type, and when I went to work for them, all the things I didn't like to type were in my pool. Same thing happened at another agency. I told them I didn't like doing one type of report and that's mostly what I got. Go figure. If you don't like doing cardiology, better tell them you hate it and then you'll get all cardiology to do. I ain't figured it out yet.
IC status and being asked to commit to specific scheduling question
I thought I understood that this was not permitted to be asked if one was an IC. I work a very, very stable schedule as it is, but they want me to tell them EXACTLY when I will work and also will I commit to weekends as well. What do you all think??? 
Yeah, that's exactly what I thought too. Rate is way too low for a specialty and also IC status.
Just not worth it. I've made 13 cpl doing my own accounts locally for ortho doctors. I'd do that before I ever took 7 cpl or even 8 cpl for ortho work.
Wow! VR for a whopping 2.5 cpl at SM
ZyDoc out of NY. Is this the new trend in our profession. So glad I turned down that offer at Acusis.
Figure this, if you did 300 lph, it would be a whopping
300 x 1.5 equals $4.50, less than minimum wage and many times when you have Filipino MTs as well as offshore MTs, everything is 100% listen so it might be difficult to get more than 300 lines an hour, but let's say you could do 400 lines an hour, that is 3200 lines a day, that would be a whopping $47
QA editors are specialists in our field and this stinks to say the least
I was offered a whopping $12 an hour as an IC.. NO WAY...
If they want to pay those wages, then they need to hire newbies, but then that would defeat the purpose of hiring someone with years of QA experience to QA the newbies' work.. Kinda strange concept..
I was offered a whopping $15 an hour
as a trainer by a company out of Georgia I believe and I turned it down. I have had many years of experience and as QA I made more. Don't expect too much because believe me they will not pay it.
Alphamed advertising again for VR. The turn-off may be the whole whopping 3 cpl offered for VR
We are in America and we are trying to survive on AMERICA'S cost of living. We cannot live on India wages. When are these companies going to wake up. They want you to have experience, yet they want to pay you a few pennies a line. They also state there are ESLs. Have THEY tried to do VR on those reports, 3 cpl is NOT enough. You practically re-type the whole thing. Another joke. This business is getting too sad.
Agree..with IC status, equip. is your responsibility; employee status - you should SM
not have to pay out-of-pocket for use of their equipment. I would never work employee status for a company who required me to purchase or lease their equipment. The only thing I would find acceptable is to have a small security deposit taken out of paycheck when starting with a company. This will protect the company from those few who might abuse the equipment.
Anyone know of Escription companies that offer IC status. I do not want employee status but would
like to stick with the Escription platform at all possible.
Employee status w/benefits vs IC status??? Dilemna enclosed
I am caught between a rock and a hard place and figure this is the place to get the best advice from those in the know. I have been an IC for the past 5 years and love the flexibility but was interested in a job with benefits. I started a new job about a month ago with good pay (2 lph more than I was making) and benefits......very happy with company but as an employee, obviously have a schedule. I am working both jobs currently and starting to burn out. On the new job, I am struggling to get the 1200 lines per day required but on my old.... I can easily get 150-400 lph depending on the dictator but again, it is IC and less lph than the new job. Obviously, the platform is different and not paid for template headers/footers wheras the old one, I am paid for those. Now to my question. Is it just me? Is it because I really enjoyed the freedom of ic status and therfore seem to be struggling? Anyone else experienced this before? Tempted to go back told job and lose benefits/more pay because in the end, maybe it works out be the same pay because of amount of time I spend getting the job done? Not sure if this makes sense but hoping you can all offer some advice!! TIA
When they called me and I asked them if they offshored, they asked me why that was my business!
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lmao!! yeah maybe I'm the recruiter...suggesting that my co-worker is the problem. yeah that make
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Yeah, yeah, I spelled health wrong -
I am very angry right now and my fingers are taking it out on the keyboard.
Sad but true. You're asked to work NOW, then asked to stop NOW, then go again and then stop
If you dont get off the minute the hospital asks, even if you have no idea that they have requested that your to be off, then the hospital MTs steal your work right out of your queue and I mean reports you have already done. I dont understand the concept of having a contract with a hospital and then having to fight for work with the hospital MTs. We should have guaranteed work during our shift and enough of the the hospital wants you to help right now and then a few hours later they want us to stop working as the work is too low. It is crazy and I couldnt work like that so I had to quit.
Yeah, yeah, AND enjoy!
 
IC status
I am an IC with Medquist and my base requirement is 4000 lines per pay period (paid twice monthly). This is also required to qualify for reimbursement of a second phone line. An important thing to remember with MQ, however, they are very office-oriented, meaning that each office sets many of their own policies.
IC status?
Didnt think MQ had IC status anymore. I was one and was told about five years ago I had to switch to SE or employee that they no longer had IC status.
Looking For PT or IC PT status..sm
Been running out of work and looking for something to make up for the lost income. Does anyone know which companies are hiring PT or PT/IC status? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
PT/IC status
I have heard that www.rapidtranscript.com is in need of people for the basic 4.
I'm an IC. I don't think they have emp status.
They're in Stroudsburg, PA. you can find them address by googling.
IC status
Can anyone provide info on companies who do not require a schedule or line requirement?
Need to know your status - are you IC
Makes a big difference as to how she can treat you. What is your status?
SE status is
statutory employee, which means that the company will withhold your SS taxes thereby saving you paying both sides of the (I think almost 15%) when you pay your quarterly taxes.
IC status
While I understand the need for a commitment, lately I notice a big trend toward hiring of ICs with very specific requirements and I have been confused about this also. It just seems to me like the service owners want their cake and eat it too. Employee commmitment with no employee benefits or guarantees of work. What is that? What I don't understand is why so many MTs are willing to accept such rigid requirements at pathetic line rates on top of it. Personally as an IC, I would only guarantee X amount of lines within a 12-hour window. MTs who produce quality documentation need to not sell themselves short and demand what they are worth. It all goes back to the facilities getting what they pay for.
Are they IC status?
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non-IC status
Does anyone know of a company who is hiring PT status where you don't have to work as an IC? The taxes are just a pain to take care of and I would like to continue a PT job but just havent found a company offering anything but IC status.
IC status
This sounds like D&L typing as well. Must be many out there doing it, and someone allowing them to get away with it.
You mean from OT status?
If you mean has it slowed down since the OT that was required for quite awhile recently, yes, it is back to normal work now, at least on the account I am on.
What is SE status?
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se status
I have been an SE before with benefits, and I did not have the freedom to choose my own schedule. The only difference in employee/SE was that I supplied my own computer - thereby making me eligible to count my home office. Otherwise, I was just another employee.
It's SE status
It's a great company and great line rate, but no insurance or benefits, so if that's really what you need you'll have to look elsewhere.
Still, if IC/SE status, you can't always
work as much as you want because if they have FT employees, they get first shot to meet their required lines, hours, etc.
Ic status
I emailed one of them and asked how they could advertise for ICs and then dictate the hours and shifts. The response was that the job is IC because you have the choice to not accept the job if you don't like the hours!!! are you kidding me? I wish people would start to report these companies to the IRS. Again as long as they can get away with it.......
IC status.
I suspect that IC status may have been created by some predatory management types--not necessarily in the MT business--who wanted to keep hiring employees but did not want to have to keep paying for benefits. They continue to treat them as employees even though they are not. They often get away with it because people need the jobs and are afraid to rock the boat.
I am personally lucky to be with an MTSO that understands IC status and honors it.
IC Status
Re all the remarks about ICs not really being ICs most of the time per the IRS. I support anything we can do to let the IRS know what is going on in this business with regard to ICs. If you read the ads for ICs on any of the job boards, you quickly realize that these are not truly IC positions. My problem is this: I need a job. If I take one of these positions, knowing that I am breaking the IRS rules by accepting it, then I too am liable for prosecution. At least that is my take on it. I would appreciate more input on this. Should I take the risk? I am going to call the IRS and also try to get a legal opinion. I will post any information I obtain.
SE status?
What does SE status stand for? Does MDI-MD offer MDI status? Does anyone receive health and/or PTO?
SE status
SE status = statutory employee status. It's very similar to IC status except some (not all) taxes are withheld from your paychecks. MDI-MD does SE status. No health insurance or PTO.
been doing IC status for 25 out of sm
over 30 year MT and to me it is well worth it. I made alot more money and even with the taxes it was worth it. Plus, it is SO worth it as far as flexibility of scheduling!
Lots of things that you can deduct that I personally think make up for the extra employment tax situation. Just my opinion though. If you haven't been in this profession for very long though, I don't think it would be worthwhile. I guess it depends on how mucy money you are making to begin with.
been doing IC status for 25 out of sm
over 30 year MT and to me it is well worth it. I made alot more money and even with the taxes it was worth it. Plus, it is SO worth it as far as flexibility of scheduling!
Lots of things that you can deduct that I personally think make up for the extra employment tax situation. Just my opinion though. If you haven't been in this profession for very long though, I don't think it would be worthwhile. I guess it depends on how mucy money you are making to begin with. Plus its not what is worth to everybody else, its what it is worth to you. If you need flexibility then yes. you might want to try statutory status if you can find it. They pay your SS taxes but most of the time there is some flexibility in scheduling too. That is the best of both worlds in my opinion.
IC status
When you are an IC do you have to carry liability insurance?
IC status
Wow TechSupport! Thank you!
I'm personally pretty happy being classified IC, especially since my contractor seems to be very cognizant of the fact that IC's are presumed to have FLEXIBILITY. But it got under my skin more than a little when applying for IC positions where the contractor was dictating days and shifts.
But again, TechSupport, thank you! I did not know that there is an official form with the IRS for contesting IC status without directly confronting the employer!
IC status
The IRS did away with the 21-rule a long time ago and they are the final say. They now have a 3-part rule.
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99921,00.html
Being told your hours, providing equipment, telling you you can't work for another company -- EMPLOYEE.
I'd venture to guess 90% of the services calling ICs contractors are WRONG.
PT/FT status
If I had to guess I'd say that the reason they do a money minimum rather than lines or apparently even hours is the VR/straight combo. I do both for MDI now and how many lines I do per day really fluctuates a lot depending on how much of one or the other I get in any given day, so I keep a running tally during the day and when I hit the amount of money I need I stop.
IC status with MDI???
Very confusing to me also as to my knowledge we are statutory, which is not the same thing as IC.
Status with MDI
Some of us are full-time employees, but we don't have benefits. I am full-time and work a 40-hour week, sometimes more. I feel sorry for those who have done without benefits at MDI. I kept my Cobra with no lapse in coverage, so I will be covered without a waiting period. Those of use who work at MDI are looking forward to having benefits again. The company treats us well.
IC status
When I was an IC many years ago. I used to plan on paying a third to Uncle Sam and then B&O tax to the state (we don't have a state income tax). But, I was going out and canvasing for clients and not doing on the Net back them - I think it is different depending on the state - but I think it was about $1000 a year. Hope this helps. You need to call the government tax people and they will send you invoices and info on what to pay.
MQ has no IC status. No one is an IC. Perhaps confused??
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Thanks, I think employee status though
I applied 2 months ago and checked the ad again on their website. The hours stink. SO, I'll go and see what they offer, but not sure. Hours, days are Monday, Thurs,Fri,Sat, Sun. 3 to 11:30 pm, then Sat and Sun 7am to 3:30pm. YUCK! I don't remember those hours from when I applied that long ago! Am curious to see what they offer though. Will post after I find out. Job is in Minnesota, Twin Cities metro, but will be home-based.
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