Can a statutory employee draw unemployment if terminated from job due to restructuring of company?

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was statutory for years until MQ made us all go to regular employee status. The one thing I loved about this job was freedom and they really took that away when they set us up as regular employees.

I just took another job as a statutory employee and am working out my notice with MQ. Love, love, love it. Statutory is the best of both worlds for me since I don't need bennies. The PTO was nice, but the freedom is worth so much more.

I have only been a statutory employee for a couple of months (I was an employee with benefits with my prior company). My employer withholds 7.5% or "half" of the Social Security/Medicare 15% and I was told that will need to pay the other 7.5%. How does that work? Thanks in advance!

Spheris just changed and is doing away with our primary accounts. All jobs now will be received per TAT, which means a drop in line count again. I've been with them almost six years, but seriously thinking about a change. I've gone thru all their changes, each one dropped my pay check; can't take many more of these.

I'm tired of being penalized because I forgot to put an "s" on the end of a word. I understand quality, but geesh, come on, be realistic! I'm tired of being put on accounts that I can't make my line count just because they're out of TAT. That's not my fault, that's their fault for taking on more accounts than they have MTs for. Sorry, I'll get off the pulpit.

I have searched the net and found so many companies; i.e. MedQuest; Spectra; MTC; RK Master; ALL Transcription, etc. Anyone have information, good/bad, about these or other companies? Any suggestions?

...I work at home yet I've had to buy my own equipment (computers, references, supplies), and now they want me to start making long-distance phone calls (to clients, the office) and state they will not reimburse me for those any long distance calls I make.

Some of the companies never replied at all after taking some of their extensive testing.You think at least they would get back to you after you submitted your testing and others that I sent resumes to just never responded. Guess I'll just keep on trying and at some time may find something. I'll keep watching the boards.

Have any of you had your contract terminated? I just need to vent b/c it really ticks me off. I have been working for this place and was not making any money. The most money I have made in a 2-week period with them is $300. They just do not have any work. Every time I expressed concern about my lack of workload, they would just respond with it is a little slow right now. They asked me did I need more work assigned, and I told them yes, and I actually started receiving less work. They were a small company so the work was not in a pool. You had to wait until the administrator decided to assign you a job. So I felt trapped within my house every day having to stalk my email to see if work had been assigned. I could not make any plans. I also felt that I got the worst dictators. I finally got fed up with my lack of money and got a new job with a larger company which so far have been wonderful. I emailed the other company to advise them I had gotten a new job, but would still like to work with them on a part-time basis and told them the amount of work I would like to receive. I did not receive an email back showing that she had even acknowledged me. I had training today from 11:30 to 1:30. She had assigned me a job this morning that was due by 1:53 today. I emailed to advise that I had a prior appointment and would not be able to complete the job and to please reassign. I receive an email back stating my contract had been terminated. That just ticks me off so bad. I was going to terminate my contract anyway once I had been working with the new company for maybe a month or so, but I wanted to be the one to terminate the contract. She did not state a reason for terminating my contract which I know she does not have to, but I really think it is because I told her I had gotten a second job. Anyway, I just really needed to vent some. I would love your comments on this situation. Thanks!

PAs have the mostly the same authority as a doctor EXCEPT writing narcotic prescriptions they need their suopervising doctors signature. I used to work in a doctor's office as an MA for a PA. Hope this helps!!!

if you are statutory status they take out federal, but not state taxes, is that correct? What about SS? Thinking of taking a job on statutory status. Thanks.

Does anybody know of companies that still hire Statutory or independent contractors? Since I take the standard deduction on my personal taxes I can no longer deduct my MT expenses and that's a major ouch. Thanks for any help.

Each state is different. In Oregon you have to declare what wages you earn and can only earn about half of what your unemployment benefit is and then they start taking dollar for dollar off. So if you collect anything it will be very little. Just be honest as they will catch up with you if you are not and in some counties it is a felony to not declare all your earnings or to collect unemployment when you are not eligible. They match up SSN and sometimes it takes a while but they will catch you. But your state should have a home page and you should be able to read all about it.

As long as you were not terminated due to misconduct or stealing there shouldn't be a problem for the reason for termination Also as long as you are not considered an emplolyee while doing the transcription. Just because you were on probabtion is not a reason for not being able to claim unemployment. You will collect your benefits on what you made prior to this job, your last 5 quarters of earnings last two quarters of 2005 and first three of 2006. However, whatever you make as an IC will go against whatever your unemployment benefit is -- i.e. if they state that your benefit is $300 a week then you cannot earn more than $150 before they start taking dollar for dollar off. Also you need to be actively looking for a job and available to take a job when it comes along and that might mean giving up your IC. You may have to fight for your benefits, attend a hearing, etc. But as long as you did not quit, did not steal or do anything else misconduct wise, you can file -- at least do it what do you have to lose. I don't know what your earnings have been in the past five quarters and that will determine what your benefit will be. Good luck. Don't let them intimidate you but they could pull the transcription if they get upset. Good luck. You can probably go online and go to your state to see what and how you can file.