see inside for a couple of links

that I found for you.  Potential employers are supposed to get written permission to check your credit report and also notify you if adverse action is taken based upon that report, i.e, you not getting the job, and there are penalties if they don't follow procedure. I wonder what they were looking for as pertains to getting an MT job, a lot of information there that not just everybody in the world needs to have, unless they were verifying employment history, SS#, whatever.  My husband has to fill out a form starting last year for government security and has to include all MY info too, which didn't set too well with me, but he said if I want him to have the job I better do it, like they need to know if I'm a security risk for him to take bribes or something, okie doke then....while you're at it, why don't you DO something about offshoring so we can keep decent jobs here....

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Banking/Yourcreditrating/P87306.asp --MSN Money.  There's also info on credit inquiries on myfico.com

• To Recruiter below - mt47mtmm
  • recruiter comments on schedule - clsk
  • Get this deal......sm - Disgusted!!
    • see inside for a couple of links - desperado
      • link again for MSN Money credit check - desperado
    • The legally cannot do that without your authorization - ERMT
    • Credit check - anon
      • Are you a California resident? - catsxoxo
        • Oops, meant to post under credit check - catsxoxo
      • A company feels like if you keep your credit in good standing, then - Agree with checking
        • I was part of the Hurricane Katrina disaster and am doing the best I can to rebuild...sm - Disgusted!!
          • You dont remember okay credit check but you - could have. Denying check probably red flag to co.
        • There are lots of things a company can tell from - Your credit...sm
          • I moved MANY times, but it was because I was single and on a budget, not because I was irresponsible - R
          • I agree with all of your post except the last line! - I would not hire someone with poor credit. sm
            • not true at all - no name
              • You are totally right! - This is all so wrong
        • When I am renting, I am PAYING; when I'm working, THEY are paying ME. sm - diff
        • Come down off our high horse - MTMTMT
          • Very well said! - MEMT
        • I still don't get it...sm - aa
          • agree. you could also fill that cup the other way - anon
          • This is not just about MTSO checking credit. It is - legal for ANY prospective employer to check. nm
            • please tell us WHY.. - going around in circles
              • Can only think of one valid reason - that actually would affect THIS job
                • k now that makes sense, but..man - aa
              • Because they CAN. It is legal. They want to see - how responsible you are. nm
                • you just basically gave the same answer .sm - hmm
                • Without your permission it is not legal. - Casey
                  • In all paperwork sent before hire, probably are - okaying check, just dont realize it. nm
            • and it is stupid - nm
        • Bull. - MslaMT
          • I totally agree also. - ICMT
          • totally agree - anon
        • credit check - anon
          • LOL. That was funny. I like that petty cash thing :) - aa
        • Someones credit has absolutely nothing to do with how good a worker they are. - SM
          • It should not be the only thing to consider but - I think credit checks do have merit for job apps.
          • My son has a horrible credit report and - Have good example
    • It should be none of their business - what anyone's finances are like
      • Exactly! - Casey
      • Exactly what I was thinking....sm - Disgusted!!
        • They contacted you first and then did this? - that's just an evil head game
        • Credit check IS the norm. Employers want to how - responsible you are with $ as that might reflect
          • Well if this is becoming the NORM there's a problem s/m - whorn
          • BUT... - Ayn
          • reflect how responsible you are in other things. - nm
            • Problem with your statement is - mt47mtmm
              • This is not a problem with "my statement." It is how - things are done, legally. nm
                • See inside - mt47mtmm
                  • AMEN!!!! - JJ
              • I cannot believe this - anon101
                • What makes anyone think only MTs are having this done?? - Agree with checking
  • mine called during a time I had NOT given; then emailed with No Answer, So Go On-Line And Test; - I said I'm no longer interested. n/m
  • I totally agree with you. - KC
    • No return call from recruiter - momMT.45
    • The MW recruiters seem to all take the job to get free trips to trade shows and nothing else. nm - sad but true
      • IMO, trip to trade show sure not worth having to - deal with MTs, facilities, higher management,etc.n
        • But they go to SO many shows, they're never in the office dealing with any of that! LOL nm - sad but true

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The situation is this.  I emailed Ms. Axelrod and asked her to contact me.  Rather than email me, she posted a long explanation about her company.  The problem is that the address given cannot be verified as Jax having an office at that location.  As well, the phone number given is residential, not business.  I called and left a message on her answering machine, but received no return call.  In the meantime, I removed all ads and responses Ms. Axelrod had posted. 

At about 7 PM last night, I received an email from Ms. Axelrod asking us to remove all references of Jax Transcription from this website, because our site was too damaging to their reputation and that people are posting that they are offended when they get a voicemail when calling the number given.  Ms. Axelrod said that she is located in an office building under the same name as her partners.

In response, I emailed Ms. Axelrod suggesting that likely the questions and concerns wouldn't have been an issue if she had posted full information in her ads to begin with.  I suggested that rather than have me removed all posts about her company, why not work with MTStars by providing full details so that their reputation is sound and that in doing so they would prove that their business is legitmate and the suspicion would cease.  I am awaiting a response.

There is one on the job seeker's board.  Says Transcriptionist needed.  That one is for $25. 

about the company - the VERY TOP of the page - I almost missed it myself.....but there's all kinds of info, FAQs, and contact page for any questions you might have that the website did NOT answer for you.

Geesh, you can lead a horse to water, you cannot make them drink it.

And no, I wasn't the poster of that website - it was your reaction that got me curious and so I went to that website and there is a lot of info there....only at the top of the page of the browser......

copy/paste into your internet address bar

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99921,00.html

Appendix D below

http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/appx_d_irs_ic_test.html

Lee Perfect I believe and TTS.  Try putting your resume up as well.  I got a ton of hits off of here and another transcription job board and another job website.  Not allowed to give you names of the sites though.

Do they hire part-time?   Do you need a C-phone or are they internet based?

Thanks 

How is the platform?

Is rigid schedule required for full-time?

Are there production bonuses?

Thank you!

TTS does this to all of  ICs. She literally will call MTs and threaten your job because you are not on the schedule for your hours.  I was let go because of not working my set hours, yet I did my line count on a daily basis that I said I would do.  Who would you report this to?  Would you report to the DOL or the IRS? 

Hired for new account that didn't come on-line as projected.  Extended training/staging time that at least we got paid for, but half of what I make transcribing and then when we went live there was no little work for week we were lucky to get 4 reports a day.   Other accounts were low so couldn't give us a backup, but looks like most accounts are back to producing again and lots of OT now. 

My situation isn't quite the same, but the result was the same and I sympathize with you.   When you have bills to pay you need to be making the lines. 

If it is the same company, they pay weekly (nice), and are such nice people.  Everyone in the office was readily available to answer questions.  The only downside was they did not have a platform at that time.  Work was received and sent via FTP files, and I prefer to work on an actual platform.

...If you deposit a bad check, you own bank will probably charge you a service fee for having to handle it.  I was charged a $38.00 (same as their bounced check fee) fee when I deposited somebody's bad check.  This is one of the reasons stores have a policy of charging you a fee if you pay with an NSF (insufficient funds) personal check.  They get charged a fee by their bank for depositing it. The banks get cranky about the bookkeeping involved, posting the amount, debiting it out again, etc.

Second, I am assuming you work at home and the company is not in your home town.  Therefore, the crime of writing bad check will probably be considered to have occurred where the company is located.  Good luck dealing with a bad check across state lines. 

I'm assuming the check is for a few hundred dollars.  In my city, there is something called night court which is an after-hours service of the city prosecutor's office.  It basically is a small-claims/arbitration court and you can go talk to an assistant prosecutor about the problem.  They may send a summons to the check writer, but it really will not require them to appear.  Some people are frightened to get such a notice, but if they are in another state, what can be done to them for a relatively small check?

You might have a mail fraud angle on this, since they mailed the check to you. I don't suppose you saved the envelope?  Postal inspector might be someone to contact.  Just a thought.   

and I really am over it.  Went through a false start with a company that looked like it would be a long-term home for me, but wasn't.  (This time, I was the one who said good-bye after a year.)  Now I'm with a company that I really like. 

Have you not noticed that the trend with employers nowadays is to fire you and have security escort you off the premises?  They do this so that discgruntled soon-to-be-ex employees have no time to mess things up on their way out rhe door.  Sure, SPi (a Philippine-owned company)  knew that the plan was to dump all of us when they acquired CyMed, but it was just  'good business' to play their hand close to the vest until they were ready.  They wanted us to want them, until they no longer needed us.  They needed us to work during the transition to offshore.  Then they were through with us.  At least I got unemployment.

This happened to the employees of the local branch of a national restaurant chain.  It was my favorite breakfast place and the company was closing restaurants all over the country, but the locals were assured that this was a profitable shop (it was always crowded) and they would be okay.  Right up until the morning they reported to work to find a sign on the door that the place had closed.  Had the corporate office given them notice, many would have found other positions prior to the closing.  What would the company have done then?  They weren't quite ready to close and needed those people to keep the place staffed until they were ready.  Dog eat dog world.

So I'm a lot more proactive now and at the first rumblings of a problem my resume goes out there.  This is what happened with my last job.  Things started to seem 'just not right' and so I found my current job.  But if I become uncomfortable here, I'll start looking again immediately.