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I google federal layoff law. sm

Posted By: . on 2009-05-09
In Reply to: To the "laidoff" employees - A Californian

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=federal+layoff+notice+law&aq=f&oq=

Can click open articles.

Companys should at least be reported to the Federal labor department so those coming up from behind. Sadly people need to be MADE to be decent to their fellow humans


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Here's The Federal Law on Mass Layoff Notice
http://www.doleta.gov/programs/factsht/warn.htm
SPi layoff

Get this...after all the big layoffs of the US MTs, this past Friday they sent out an email offering a bonus after 90 days to to anyone who recruited an MT as they are so out of turn on their most important accts.   Interesting, eh? 


Layoff
I was laid off on Friday. I had only been there since the summer. Hadn't had much work since about December or so.
Because it is a layoff you can apply
now and use your layoff date for the date of start benefits.  It takes time to process so you will be ahead of the game.  Each state should be able to give you Medicaid information .. as my state has Healthy Kids and it is a separate program from the regular Medicaid.  Keep in mind, though, that if you COBRA for 18 months you will have that insurance for as long as you choose to keep it.  Make sure the lovely Ms. Neidert explains the COBRA fully to you or turn them in .. they did not explain fully to us and caused a lot of misinformation and people doing things incorrectly.
layoff/rehire
That email offering a bonus was not sent out to everyone.  Only a limited number of individuals/
MT looking for work after heartland layoff
Is PMSI a good company to work for? I have not tried them yet.
amphion layoff info anyone?
that is what inquiring minds want to know - specifics
60 days notice before a layoff? sm
People get laid off at the last minute all over the country. Maybe I am not understanding your post correctly? It does sound like to me that you are saying you must have 60 days notice before a layoff though. If that is indeed what the post is saying, there is no way or every company in the US is breaking the law!
Layoff Email-or lack thereof...
I sent an email to Cathy Clemons this morning inquiring as to where the email is that they promised on Monday night and she said there was a technical error in sending it out and it would be out by noon today, when Colleen Neidert returns to the office! I hope she enjoyed her time off after participating in firing all of us on Monday.
Yeah, the layoff scenario went thru my head, as well, especially (sm)
since I hear this co. has a branch in India.
How soon do we apply for unemployment? ASAP or after our layoff date of 7/7? nm
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Good company but had layoff in July. Are they hiring?
Very professionally ran company.
Uh, are you sure about Federal? sm
This may depend entirely on the MTSO, but as an SE with MQ, they did in fact withhold federal taxes for me, (but not state taxes.)
So, a federal law
for payment of overtime only applies to whatever hours the facility or company defines as overtime; not all based on a 40-hour week?
It is a federal offense
If the federal government checks the time the employee is producing work from the company software instead of the falsified time sheet and finds it is consistent across the board, the company will definitely be in a huge amount of hot water.  I don't work for them and never have.  I have my own small company with just me and two more employees, but if this is going on, the employees would have a firm case.  They should also document the calls or even record them when they are called to work extra.  Just my two cents.  I hope this helps. 
If you are an employee, they have federal
guidelines to follow to ensure you make at least minimum wage and to reference for overtime purposes.

Clocking in/out does not necessarily mean a loss of flexibility. It does mean some accountability, though.

You can go on line and get the Federal
forms from the IRS. I never did state, they were never that much anyway.
Your federal ID is just your SS number.
I am not an IC at Transcend, but I do some IC work in my local area. All I needed for this was to get a business license in my city of residence, for a home-based business. It costs me $26 a year, but I'm sure that will vary widely depending on where you live. (And that fee is tax-deductible.)

That's all it takes to become an 'established company,' to the best of my knowledge. Instead of a W2 at tax time you get a 1099.

Just call your city hall and ask them how to get a license to set up a home-based business.

If you have a home-based business you can write off all your computer equipment and repairs, and if your accountant is savvy enough, you can even take the home office tax deduction. Mine told me that is no longer an audit red flag because so many people are telecommuting now.
Federal Trade Commission ........ nm
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Do they take out for all taxes or just the Federal and you pay your own local? nm
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WHY NOT MAIL THEM COPY OF FEDERAL....SM
and labor board guidelines regarding employment of independent contractors and the difference between IC and employment status.  They cannot have it both ways...have their cake and eat it, too.  They don't want to pay taxes, Soc Sec,  and benefits for MTs.....but they still want the same control over the MT.  Same mentality of most MTSO's....insulting our common sense & intelligence bec. they've soooooooo smart and we're are, collectively, soooooooo dumb!                            
Several years ago, they passed a federal law
That law says that companies with over a certain number of employees have to provide advance notice (I thought it was 30 days, but maybe it's 60 days, I dunno)before just closing up shop and doing mass layoffs.

I do NOT think that law would apply to smaller transcription MTSOs with fewer than 50 employees or so.

It would absolutely apply to Medquist, though!
SE doesn't take out federal and state taxes, only
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Heartlanders-find a Federal resource to help

Although my job has not been displaced, I can emphasize with your predicament.  I have seen the decline in pay and benefits as a direct result of offshoring and only being able to find a job with a MTSO who stands against offshoring by sacrificing about 30% of what I had just 3 years ago.  Now I have custody of a 2 yo and because I make just barely above the 200% poverty level, I do not qualify for goverment benefits that I have been paying into for the past 30 years; however, because of certain federal funds being administered differently at the discretion of different states, I could move to a different state and the 200% limit would not apply to me!


In researching what benefits ARE available to me, I found the website I have linked below.  There are benefits available to persons who have lost their jobs to offshoring but I would like to point out one thing:


ONE of the programs requires that at least 3 OR MORE persons having been affected apply for the benefit.  So please for the sake of each of you that are going through your own crises, band together so each of you can find a solution that works for your own needs.  Please leave the ability to email each other in your posts so you can network.  You need each other's support now more than ever!  Find out what you CAN do for yourselves and for each other.  What have you been paying taxes for all this time?  You deserve whatever benefits you can obtain...you have already PAID for them!


 


This only pertains to federal health programs
Like VA. It says if the MTSO is paid with federal money, then they are subject to all these things.
ANY federal money - included Medicare and almost
I could be wrong, but I read it to mean ANY federal money which includes Medicare/Medicaid, and there are probably not too many hospitals, clinics, or private doctor's offices that do not have at least 1 Medicare/Medicaid patient.  Seems to me they would not be too worried about all the listed countries for off-shoring if it was only VA, since there was already a big stink about off-shoring VA records.  But then, as I said, I could be reading it wrong.  I guess only time will tell. 
Overtime is calculated in Elabor, in compliance with federal law....
We enter our hours into Elabor each day, and OT is calculated. Right now, with a slow workload, I doubt overtime is approved. As a matter of fact, it is not approved.
Does your MTSO take out all federal/state employee taxes? nm
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MTSOs have a unique loophole in the FMLA Federal

MTSOs have a unique loophole.  I got caught up in it a couple of years ago when trying to use medical leave for my personal medical illness. 


Here are the Federal Requirements:


 


 EMPLOYEE ELIGIBILITY


To be eligible for FMLA benefits, an employee must:


• work for a covered employer;


• have worked for the employer for a total of 12 months;


• have worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months; and


• work at a location in the United States or in any territory or possession of the United States where at least 50 employees are employed by the employer within 75 miles.


 


The loophole for MTSOs is the last one …”50 employees… within 75 miles.”  MTSOs can interpret that to mean “50 employees who WORK FOR SPHERIS” within 75 miles of EACH OTHER.  So, if you live in the middle of Wyoming, there may not be 50 employees within a 75 mile radius of your home.  Thus, the loophole, which some MTSOs actually do use.


HOWEVER, some employees do have a counter-loophole.  States also have FMLA requirements, and the State that you live in supersedes Federal requirements.  In my case my Sate does not have the “75 mile radius” requirement, so after I contacted my MTSO and informed them of that, they backed down and approved all the leave I wanted.


Check out your State requirements to see if they are different.  If they are not, if you can survive with 6 weeks and want to keep your job, I would not rock-the-boat any further.  Personally, I would use those 6 weeks to find another employer who is more employee friendly, if there are any left out there. 


Good Luck and Congratulations on the new Baby. 


 


To be independent at Transcend, have to have own company established and federal ID number?
I guess that about tells it all, does it not? In other words not just the required 8 hour weekend but also you have to have established company. I wonder how many fit under that category?
Can you say google
 
Use google
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If you google, there are, but only 1 for MT.
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YES, it is. It's in the BOS. Google it.
It is in the BOS 2nd edition on page 66 that it is customary to use single space after sentence. It also says it's determined by department, and it's basically optional otherwise as long as you are consistent.

I didn't just make it up. lol
You can google it
 
Did you google?
I did. Pops right up.
Yes, actually did google
Yes, you are correct.
Google it...

That'd be a good place to start, x.


Go and Google it!
I wanted to find out more information about this company before I decided to send in my resume. I could not find anything by typing in the company name on Google, so I typed in the email address that was listed in the job posting. I found some interesting websites associated with this email account.....go and look!!!!!!!!
Use the google box just above your
post. It does the more recent stuff.
Not state by state, federal labor law - sm
and you don't have to be asked. If you work it, asked or not, they have to pay time and a half OT rate for hours worked over 40 in a week.

Taken right from U.S. Dept of Labor -
An employer who requires or PERMITS an employee to work overtime is generally required to pay the employee premium pay for such overtime work. Employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)MUST receive overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek of at least one and one-half times their regular rates of pay. The FLSA does not require overtime pay for work on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, or regular days of rest.

Extra pay for working weekends or nights is a matter of agreement between the employer and the employee (or the employee's representative). The FLSA does not require extra pay for weekend or night work or double time pay.

Can't find anything on Google, but

Did they post somewhere? Can you glean a potential site address off of their email, if they did post something?


Hopefully it's a tiny company that pays wonderfully, has clear docs, and turns out to be the perfect job.


Good luck!


Google keylogger (sm)
My first day I was so frustrated, during my break I went to check MT Jobs, I immediately got 2 IM's and a phone call.......and a raise! Imagine that, how would they know otherwise?
Do a Google search for
Cbay India Maryland transcription

and see what comes up. Nearly 1,000 hits. Honestly, you can do better than that.
There is a Google box right under the words
type in what you want to search and then click the circle beside 'mtstars' located right below the Google box, then search. This will bring up archives on your topic, if there are any.
Do a Google search here. You don't want
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Sure there is. Use the Google box on this page, not your
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Some posts down below and use Google box
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Google didn't help me:(
Found at least 2 MT companies for OSI.  Which OSi is getting the bad rap?
found this on Google.
Northeast Transcription, Incorporated (NTI), established in 1994 joined MD-IT
Many posts about them as TTS. Use the Google box on this
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