economy doing well? did you ever consider unemployment is lower because after people lose their job
Posted By: empyMT on 2005-09-13
In Reply to: THIS economy is doing well, unemployment at 4.9%. Where do you get - the doom and gloom? NM
or temporary jobs. well, obviously unem. would look low. what town do you live in? we have major closings of businesses almost on a monthly basis.
we have stores closing all over the place. even 3 burger kings. gas is over $3.00, from $2.00, and is intended to stay that way.
I know of hardly anyone personally who is working full-time with any good benefits to speak of.
of course unem. would look like it is going down. 2000 people lose their jobs, 500 people find lower-paying, service jobs, and then unem. is down?
just look around, if you think the economy is so great. we are suffering in our area. we now face heating fuel prices going up may 100%, which is just went up about 50% last year, for some excuse or another.
americans are being extorted, and it is by our own rich in this country, who are what, the top 3%?
ever wonder where ALL that tons of money goes that is saved by closing shops, getting rid of full-time employees and all the benefits.
DOES THE SAVINGS GET PASSED-ON TO US, THE LITTLE GUY? No, we are actually pay MORE for everythiing. do you grocery shop? ever notice prices going up almost monthly, if not some weekly? salad dressing, 99 cents a few years ago, now over $2, and going up to $3?
how is that good for the economy again?
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supposed to be, after people lose their jobs, they are forced to take part-time, lower-paying jobs..
with little to no benefits. service jobs. where are you going to work in a few years, when Medical Transcription is replaced by technology? McDonald's, Walmart? you really going to like that?
THIS economy is doing well, unemployment at 4.9%. Where do you get
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I think it is the economy. People don't have the
money to buy insurance, or are contractors because their company won't provide insurance, and they cannot afford to have the surgeries they used to. Unless it is a true emergency I bet the hospital rolls are way down. The economy is just very bad right now, and most folks can't even put a doc visit on a credit card, because the credit cards are maxed out. BTW: Even McDonald's recently closed at a mall close to me. Even they are feeling the economic crunch. Yikes!
People die and lose everything on a daily basis, not just hurricane
victims. I wish people would stop insinuating that everyone in the country who is getting on with their own lives is selfish or uncaring.
Does your program change lower case to upper? If so, type all in lower and
it will change the ones it is supposed to.
Stand up and what get fired. Lose benefits and lose my house. Can't risk it.
I wish I could. That is why this business is as bad as it is. We can't afford to not work, so we settle for whatever gets thrown at us.
I wouldn't lower my rates. Should I request a lower CPL from my employer
because I use a ton of normals, templates and such to increase my line count?
In this economy? I don't think 5 cpl for ANYTHING
Especially when they state they want someone who has experience, and is good at what they do. And more than that, such as 9-10 cpl, is an insult for straight medical transcription. MT isn't a 'career', it's a US sweatshop run by Indians.
economy
I think the biggest part of it is the economy right now. People are out of jobs, out of insurance, or worried about their jobs and trying not to spend any money, even on health care (dentists seem to be getting the worst of it). Unfortunately, aside from perpetuating the bad cycle of no spending = low business profits = job cuts, in medical terms it is especially bad that people are delaying things that they really need to avoid future problems/expenses, such as colonoscopies, screenings, etc. From everything I have seen so far, this is happening across the board with transcription volumes down. It's normal that we are in a slow period right now just after the holidays, but it seems there are a lot of people on these boards having a hard time finding a new MT job, even with a good resume. I don't think that is going to change until the economy rebounds. There are other challenges for the industry from India, EMR, SR, etc., but I think the economy is affecting our volumes in the immediate present more than anything right now.
Does it have a lot to do with the economy
Do you think it has to do with the economy or is this the way it has been for a while? I see posts from last year where people were being placed pretty easily and quickly.
I thought that maybe in a year things would look a little better. Hopefully anyway...
already signs its bad for the economy
As consumers, we are cutting back, because the price of everything is going up and wages going down. Its completely out of balance. Since Bush has been in office, consumers have had to increase their spending because of higher prices in the last year by about 200 billion. Three years ago, consumers were spending 100 billion, now we are spending 500 billion. People have just started to cut back, thats why movie theatres are advertising more to get people back in there, not as many kids are eating out, especially with the gas prices skyrocketing. We've got a complete moron in the office.
I think most in this economy would not have a problem
accepting an inhouse deal, some yearn for the chance to have a so called steady income, steady work. The pay seems good. You just said you ran out of work for a few days. You have to ask yourself would you rather sit around in PJs, no money perhaps or inhouse with money. Simple.
AND if another country's economy fails
it will greatly affect us.
In this economy I would not dare - they may look elsewhere, be careful!
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This economy is so bad, and the past overhiring
have made MTSOs scared, I believe. I sent out a zillion resumes a day and finally ended up with 1 full-time and 1 prn just in case the FT runs out of work. It took a year while I worked at a bad place and went broke. But you have got to keep trying, please keep up the faith. Statistically the more you send out the better chance of getting a response. Did not help when Medquist's thousands of MTs left at once too, so the market is flooded right now. Good luck to you.
Yeah, the whole world economy is going to be derailed because
Do you realize that the Bush tax cut saved this economy after 9/11?
Everybody got a tax cut. Now you can't cut taxes to those who don't pay any, can you? That would be socialism. BTW, do you realize that the unemployment rate in those countries with cradle to grave entitlements runs more than 10%, as compared to our 4.9%. France for example. I know it seems like a simple solution that the taxes from the high wage earners should be taken away and given to those who don't earn anything, but in economic terms, that can destroy an economy and therefore hurt the low wager earners even more. Case in point, the Clinton luxury tax back in the 90s. He put a huge tax on boats and jewlery and had to remove it because of the trickle down damage that did to all the jobs those luxury items created.
Make sure you don't have it in express or economy mode.
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They encourage outsourcing, global economy.
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Unions are increasingly a thing of a by-gone era. In this global economy,
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And we have the largest economy on earth, and lots of good comes
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Considering all that you mentioned, the fact that the economy is growing is amazing. But,
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Dignity, get real. It's a changing economy. Get with the program.
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Dear, I'm wondering if the economy has effected your paycheck...
something tells me it hasn't.
As Economy Slumps, Firms Line Up to Hire Skilled Foreign Workers
 What the heck is going on around here? It just gets better by the day!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/19/economy-slumps-firms-line-hire-skilled-foreign-workers/
if you live among trashy people, low income people, people w/o goals or direction,
content to just get by, you by default become a part of a group. "people" have decided to group trailer people as trash. that is because there are enough people in that group to earn the title and even if you aren't trash, you are categorized by others. did i think i was trash in lower class neighborhood surrounded by people who drank and fought all weekend? no but i knew i wasn't staying and did not try to pretend that all the fools in the neighborhood were just nice folks who ended up where they were because high horse snobs deemed their neighborhood low class. people for the most part live exactly where they belong because they don't want to educate themselves, they don't mind "trash" around them and they don't want to be bothered trying just a bit hard to extract themselves from that world. they justify everything to themselves i guess saying everyone who doesn't like their lifestyle is a snob and the comedians (Jeff Foxworthy/Chris Rock, etc) who make fun of them are just ill-informed.
As for me, I fought hard to get out and don't even want to look back. It amazes me people stay for generations.
Unemployment
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.
Patti
Unemployment
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.
unemployment
You don't pay to unemployment, do you? That is something that the employer pays and therefore they are going to fight it, but I would think if you lost your job, you should be able to get it.
unemployment
After hurricane, I had to move to another state but I had to file unemployment in La. b/c I worked for a hospital there from my home. Normally, you have to have paperwork documenting your layoff. Go on line/Google unemployment rules for Pa. You can often file for it on-line. Best of luck. I've been there twice in my life.
Unemployment
I do not claim to be an expert, but it seems to me that you would, at the very least, be able to file for what they call partial unemployment benefits. It certainly would not hurt any to check it out. Also depends on your particular state laws, though I am not sure if the state involved would be the state where your company is located OR rather the state where you live.
http://www.servicelocator.org/OWSLinks.asp
Unemployment?
I thought that someone could not get unemployment if you have been fired. The logic was that people could jump from job to job every year and get "fired" so why would they work the whole time? My husband said that he thinks if you get fired you get penialized. I am not planning on getting fired, but it is a good thing to know. So, do you get unemployment if you have been fired?
unemployment
IT ALL DEPENDS on what state you live in because it is governed from state to state.
I just came off unemployment and -
they do not care how you are paid unless you are paid by the hour. What I did was take the number of minimum lines per day they required and divided it by 8 and if it was 150 and I did 450 lines that day, I said I worked about 3 hours.
If you continue to try to make them understand lines -they are going to deny you.
You have to also be able to say that you were hired for full-time and they are not providing you full time work for a week. then each week, you report to them how much you actually made that week and they will calculate how much unemployment you are eligible for.
Upper case is lower, lower case is upper. Using InstaText. Anyone know how to fix this?
Aargh. It happened all day yesterday. When I brought in text that was all caps
IMPRESSION:
and had lower case on keyboard (as always do), it reverses keyboard commands. This is driving me c-r-a-z-y.
Unemployment compensation?
Is is possible to apply for unemployment, at least a partial check, since we are supposed to "produce" so many lines a pay period and the work is never ever there. We promise them so why should they not pay? Anyone ever done this and is it possible? 
Unemployment figures are also down
because the people that have run out of unemployment compensation are not counted in the final tally. Yes, unemployment figures are very misleading.
Unemployment benefits
 I'm hoping someone can help with this question before I call my local employment office tomorrow. I was terminated last week as a med records employee with a small practice, but they still want me to do the transcription work as an IC at home. I agreed, because some income is better than none! In my letter of termination, it stated that because of the terms of my employment and since I was still in the probationary period when let go, I could not apply for unemployment benefits.
The more I think about this I can't understand it. I've worked as a temp in the past, was laid off after approximately 2 months, and still applied for and received unemployment. Anyone have a similar situation? Help!
Thanks very much!
Unemployment question
I was laid off last Friday.....but already have another job. Actually it's a better job, so all is great.
BUT I have a question. I applied for unemployment just in case I had a hard time finding something. I got a notice today that I did not make enough money the last two quarters. I was steadily employed there the last 6 YEARS. It showed wages for 1st and 2nd quarter of 2006, but showed $0 for the last two quarters.
Where does umployment get their numbers? Do they get them from the quarterly forms filled out by the employer? Or do they send a form to be filled out when someone applies? I used to handle claims eons ago....but I don't recall ever supplying that information when a claim was made....In fact my boss fought and won every claim(whole other story)
The company is having financial problems and I was just wondering if this company is NOT filing the required unemployment forms/payment...and if not, what about SS, withholding 401K etc....
Unemployment Question
I have been an in-house Transcriptionist for the past 14 years at a mental health/behavioral health facility. As a matter of fact, I have been the coordinator/supervisor (working supervisor - - LOL!!!!). I had to under go major foot surgery due to being born with slight clubfeet, and have been off work now since 04/10/07. I went under FMLA and it runs out on 07/02/07, but my doc is not going to release me back to work no sooner than 07/16/07. I am still totally non-weightbearing under his orders I had to use all of my PTO (5 weeks worth because I never call off work)..
I totally understand where they are coming from with Medicaid requirements and all, but I am feeling this is totally unfair (but what is fair in this world anymore) as I have been a good and loyal employee all these years. Enough venting -- LOL!
Here's the issue and question . . . . I have been understaffed for years, I wanted to hire another transcriptionist before I had my surgery to get her trained, etc (but that did not happen), I only have 4 transcriptionists including myself, and one is protected by FMLA and calls off ALL THE TIME, and we transcribe for 42 physicians/therapists. Since I have been off on surgical leave for so long, my place of employment is thinking about outsourcing everything because of course we have not kept up, which means they are not going to extend my FMLA. Can I collect unemployment if this occurs?
This is one of the main reasons I have been on this board looking for at-home transcription because I may not have a job to go back to! Oh, the politics of the corporate world!
If there will always be work, why are the unemployment and
food kitchen lines getting longer and longer?
Unemployment question
I heard, but I am not sure if this is true or not, but can you work a part-time job and collect unemployment? I heard that if you apply for unemployment due to job termination, etc., and if you happen to find a part-time job, that you can collect partial unemployment, where unemployment will pay the difference between what you earn at the part-time job and what unemployment would pay you. Does anyone know if this is true? I have just applied for unemployment the first time in my life, and it is driving me crazy. I feel like such a lazy @@#. My department was just terminated on 08/31/07. I do not think I can just sit at home and do nothing. However, I am scared to death to take a position and then have it not pan out, losing unemployment because I took a position. It would be nice if I could test the waters with a part-time position, collect unemployment until it runs out, and then hopefully move into a full-time position. Any info?
Unemployment question
I believe that you would have to contact your state agency to find the answer to that because my state and your state would have different laws.
unemployment/SS link
I learn so much on this web site, here's a link to the Unemployment/Social Security website. Fascinating! And my thanks to whoever posted earlier this week about unemployment and SS.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/archive/unemployment_compensation.shtml
Unemployment question
What a way to start a Monday- I just started working for a hospital in October-They are in PA, I live in WV. They called to tell me I am layed off- My question:
1.Do I file for unemployment in WV or where I work at in PA.
2.I do a side Dr. on the side, in Ohio, how to I do this. I am going to be losing him at the end of the month-he is moving out of the area, but I may be on call to pick up a Nurse Pract. dication. (not much maybe 100.00 a month) How will this all go down. Do I need to get rid of this account?
Thanks
filing unemployment
Here is what I know of it. I currently reside in FL. My husband has been laid off off and on for the last year. He called FL to file unemployment. They walk you thru a whole interview to determine your work history. It is called "opening a file." The majority of his work over the past 36 months was from when we lived in MI. So right now, when he files unemployment it is filed in MI. He was told when he called MI that he is covered there until April. When you call YOUR state and talk to them, they will walk you thru the whole thing to determine where you actually file. We were lucky that he was covered in MI because he had less than 9 months full time work in FL and was not eligible for unemployment here.
I am sorry about being laid-off. It is a struggle and it is something I deal with all too much with the hubby.
partial unemployment
If you accepted a per line job as a medical transcriptionist, no offense, but you screwed yourself. NEVER accept ANY job that you do not want. If the employer hired you on a per hour basis and then changed everything about it at their will and it was not the same job as you had before, check it out. BUT, I think the employer has to give 30 days notice before making any kind of changes like that, if they are allowed at all. Actually, when I got screwed over by one of my employers, who was a huge hospital organization, to this day I feel like they basically screwed me out of $14,000 savings, because I had to use it to get me through. Not only that, but after the employment office told them that they HAD to pay me unemployment benefits, I had lawyers calling my house and sending me mail out the "whazoo." Of course, I never pursued it, because although it was heartbreaking after being there many years, I actually was glad to rid myself of them. My headaches decreased, miracously I had not one more issue with my internet, and looking back, I wished I would have quit their "sorry asses" years ago. Actually, I wish I would have taken another job in another field that I think of every now and then, when I had the chance. GET OUT of transcription. Being in transcription turned me into a real bit_h and for the last couple of years working at that place and knowing what I know and that I was being "taken for a ride," it just twisted me all up and my personality was a mess. I am so much better without them and only wish that sometime in the near future I can actually get out of healthcare altogether. Good luck
how does unemployment work? do they pay
or the whole thing or what? I'm afraid my company is going under...
Drawing unemployment ---
I was just reading the unemployment site for my state and came across some interesting information.
It said if you quit your job due to a "material change" then you could still draw unemployment? What would constitute a material change?
Would it be a forced shift and day change after 2 years? Would it be the fact that you've gone from $1000 a week to $300 a week and you are sitting in front of a computer about 16 hours a day to do that, plus working 7 days a week? Would it be having to work third shift instead of first?
Any thoughts, any suggestions? If I am only going to make $300 a week, I want to draw unemployment so I can go to college and not have to deal with this BS anymore!
You may qualify for unemployment, but...
You can not draw unemployment and go back to college. You have to be available and read to work, even if the employment commission finds you a job. Going back to college would stop your payments immediately I'm afraid.
College and unemployment
My son is going to college because his boss of two years told him he couldn't use him this semester even though my son could prove he was available for the same amount of hours he had always been available for and he has been going to school the whole time he worked for him.
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