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send certified return receipt

Posted By: no calls on 2006-10-09
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your invoice and be sure to add the amount of the mailing - then go to small claims - you are a contractor - no tin the letter if you are not paid, you will add interest and court fee - give them 30 days and go for it. You file in thier state and this can most times be handled on line


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    resend with a return receipt that generates once email was opened. nm.
    x
    i would send them a certified letter addressing in it sm
    that they are harrassing you, you have asked multiple times, and times you have documented on late night phone calls. request them to remove you immediately and given them 3-days notice from time of signature of acceptance or you will file suit for harrassment.
    I would send her a certified letter stating
    you would like to know the above, and that if you hear nothing from her within a certain timeframe you will be contacting an attorney (whether you actually do or not).
    Send a Demand Letter Certified

    with your invoices.  Tell her she has 10 days to pay or you will pursue legal action.


    You might also consider taking her to Judge Judy.  They are looking for new & interesting cases, but first of all you have to send out your demand.  Contact the show's website & submit your case.  JJ is an arbitrator though and you will get paid from the proceeds of the show - so the woman that owes you money doesn't really get punished per se, but does get a good dose of public humiliation on nationwide TV!   That way you let other MTs know what a rotten business woman she is.


    The show pays your airfare/hotel too.  My daughter took a girl who assaulted her to JJ and she won 5K!  That's why I'm posting anon - can't really discuss specifics until after show airs.


    Becoming certified, anyone know if there is more money involved in being a certified MT versus non
    certified.
    They pay 21 days after receipt of invoice....
    xx
    They just called me after receipt of resume and offered me a position. nm
     
    Certified long before
    AAMT ever came to be. I graduated from a 12-month, 8-hour-per-day (and yes I am still using hypens)MT course given by a local medical center and was given certification the night I graduated. I never gave a second thought to being certified by anyone else, let alone AAMT. All they did for me with their new guidelines was make my job harder. Thankfully, multiple accounts I have worked on are slowly but surely going back to the good old way of transcription, realizing that AAMT and their ideas are basically crap. I think they should all go to India where they support the MTs who try to do our work. I say try, because already I know of accounts who have returned here, after a very short and sour run with offshoring. Lay low and watch girls, it will soon all be back here, but what will those companies do when they discover that the MTs they felt were so disposable are now working for USA-only MT companies.
    btw, I am not certified, I was asked if it was...
    by another company because I had tested well.
    Raises for getting certified
    I wonder if you and I work for the same company... I am about to take the RMT (in 10 days) because of that small raise and the reimbursed testing fee.... :)
    It is Certified Medical Transcriptionist sm
    as described by AAMT (American Association for Medical Transcription). You receive this by taking a test with AAMT. In the late 70s or early 80s when AAMT first came about, if you had 2-3 years experience (I can't remember which) you could become a CMT by grandfathering in and not taking a test. I knew folks who grandfathered in who had only done radiology and could not do acute care at all. I didn't think that was fair at all. I am not sure how they do it now, but I think they may have a certification for different types of transcription i.e., radiology versus acute care. I remember I was 6 months short of the experience to grandfather in and I paid to take the test.

    You must have so many continuing education credits in a prescribed period of time to keep your certification or you will have to take the test over. There are lots of ways that you can get CECs, sometimes by reading certain articles that qualify etc.

    I kept mine for about 12 years but they kept going up on the price so much every year I finally just let it go. There are some places that pay a little more for CMT status, but not many. It really and truly is not worth the money you pay out. I don't mean to sound pessimistic, but don't waste your money.
    Certified Medical Transcriptionist.
    nm
    Gee, I really hope you're not certified....
    being you can't spell right LOLOLOLOL
    Ditto! Also add that they ignore e-mails you send and send endless IMs!
    nm
    Return to MQ?
    No more statutory, just employee. I THINK flexible part-time is 2000 lines a week minimum, not sure. I left about 3 months ago. I have been called to go back, and the temptation was great because my line rate was higher there, but from what I read on the MQ board, I won't go back until they straighten out the mess there. Do yourself a favor and look at the MQ board just so you are informed of what has been happening there. I was there 10 years, hated to leave, but was not making any money in the cesspool any more. Good luck!
    return to MQ?
    Has anybody here left and returned to MQ?  If so, why, and did they offer you more money or any other incentive to return?
    Return the MT world

    Are there any HAPPY MTs out there who are making a decent living at it?  I have been out of the MT circuit for about a year and was thinking of returning, but reading all of these messages about the different companies (hence post on Company Board has made me skid to a stop. I have been an MT for 24 years, but spoiled because I worked for local hospitals and have never had to deal with companies via the computer. I am thinking of returning to MT work and amtrying to make sense out of transcribing for national companies and which ones to apply to, but all of these posts are rather frightening -- particularly when you are a single mom who is supporting not only a child, but a grandchild.  Any help with enlightenment on whether it is worth returning to or not would be great -- have interviews with Diskriter and Keystrokes at present.  Thank you very much. 


    Carriage Return! :) sm
    Remember how fast we could slam that carriage return at the end of the line.....or if we forgot and ran the line off the side of the page!

    Carriage return - now there's a blast from the past! :)
    Think of it this way. It is return of MY taxes that I
    x
    File your tax return based (sm)
    on the pay you received and attach a note explaining that the company failed to pay you a portion the pay indicated on the form.
    But are you required to sit & wait, or can you log off and return later? sm
    If you are required to sit there, then yes you should be paid. If not, then you should be able to flex your hours and return later to finish.
    No. They tell you when they need the jobs and it is up to you to decide if you can return the
    :(
    Company soliciting return
    One more thing for the day, I had a previous company solicit my return.  I contacted the recruiter because I thought they valued my service as I had departed on good terms.  I was offered 2 cents less than I was making when I left.  If you need the name of the company, just e-mail me, and I can save you the inconvieience of contacting their recruiter. 
    Where do I sign up for the return voyage?!!! nm
    s
    No return call from recruiter

    I had a similar situation happen twice, I might add.  I got an E-mail from a recruiter on 2 separate occasions - same recruiter one year apart during my job searches; the recruiter was from Prohibity Transcription wanting to know when is a good time to schedule an interview.  I immediately responded and said anytime from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, but to let me know what would work best for her schedule as I am flexible.


    I never, on both occasions, received a reply back.  I sent a follow-up E-mail a week later, on both occasions, I might add, and never heard a reply. I called the company and asked to speak to the recruiter by name and got her voice mail with no return phone call.


    I, too, have been in this business for many years with a proven track record and I used to get a phone call the same day my resume was sent out by companies, sometimes within 15 minutes upon receipt of my resume.


    All I have to say is at first I thought it might have been a fluke the go around she did not respond to my E-mail.  The second time, I am not so sure.


    My advice is look to the smaller MTSOs who are family owned as opposed to the Nationals - of course, with most of them, you are an IC, but I find you tend to be treated as a valuable employee and your hard work is appreciated.


    is it called a hard return...
    When you shift + enter?
    a hard return is when you must hit the enter key
    x
    My return was flagged for audit because of SE status
    with all the terms written by a lawyer with signature by myself and the CEO of the company, so they closed the audit. About 2 years after they created the SE status, they wanted to make sure people weren't using it instead of IC, and I happened to be one who had to prove things to them.
    If there a time frame for return of funds? sm
    I know Silent Type wants $500. to get back in 6 months, baloney, this is just a way to get an iinterest free loan to purchase there equipment. I turned it down. On current company, you may suggest to get a predated check for the $125 to coincide with the proposed return of funds, then you can just automatically cash, hopefully there are funds there.
    Amanda is one that dont return emails
    Was told she's new and still hot a lot to learn.

    There's only one way to find out if an employer thinks you'd be as suited for a return to this

    .


    Ran out of work, they wouldn't return email or call...see msg
    They wouldn't contact me back or answer my calls. Four days later they finally got back with me to tell me to be patient. I specifically asked when I took the position if running out of work was ever a problem.
    WEBMEDX - NO RETURN ON COMP DEPOSIT - 3 MONTHS

    It's been 3 months since I left the company, and I have not received my computer deposit yet.  I called and talked with HR and Accounts Payable, who promised me a check weeks ago.   I called today and was told they had a snag -- no one to sign checks, providing me with a lame excuse about having to send the checks to ATL next week, etc., etc.   NOT MY PROBLEM -- You took the money out of my check, now send it back since your computer was returned in good condition.   (Not to mention that I have not received my last paycheck -- haven't pursued that because it's less than $5). 


    Also -- when I worked for the company, the accounts (3 hospitals) continually ran out of work.  I was to give WEBMEDX 12 hours out of my day, checking every 30 minutes to see if there was work, and then sign off if there was no work so as not to abuse the minimum wage laws (i.e. so they would not have to pay me).   This was the worse experience I have ever had with a transcription service.   HORRIBLE!!


    I applied when they first posted. Not so much as an email in return after I tested.

    Update: I've been contacted and may be able to return if work is available.
    This is exactly why I loved my job there!!! These are the best people to work for. Whenever you have problems, issues, and questions, they are always there and treat you with the utmost respect.  Even if I do not get the chance to return, I feel blessed to have spent the last four years there.  Trust me.....none of the other nationals out there can compare.
    Absolutely - I work off FTP and have a 24-hour window to return files.
    I work my own schedule daily and keep my TAT. It is that simple. No big deal. I download my files late in the evening, transcribe the next day and upload them late in the evening.

    Whatever works!
    You have no idea what you are talking about. My income tax return says I am making a good living
    :+
    P.S. ''If we try employee status and decide it’s not for us, can we return to statutory employ
    x
    Well if you don't want it, send it to me! Better than nothing. nm
     
    I would send a
    certified letter, the kind that they have to sign for from the post office. Just to cyb ;-)
    I can't say how much they send
    to India, but they did state they are sending some there, they never said how much and that it was a pilot program.  They do use a lot of VR now.  I did not like their program and left recently.
    Can you send me one too? I am considering going with them. nm
    thank you
    When did you send it? nm
    nm
    If you don't want it, send it to me.
    x
    Why don't they send us some of
    the scores of gifts that they receive in the office?  We are the ones that make their money for them.  I don't think it is greedy at all.  It is common courtesy, something that today's MTSO's trample on. I get Xmas cards.  My kids open it for me, and then they make a joke of standing there with the card shaking it to try to get money or a gift card to fall out.  LOLOL
    need you to send to another ID sm
    hey Nola, I figured out why I did not get it.  Send to ccba81499@yahoo.com  thanks!!!
    I am sure they will send something
    They always do, just not necessarily on the exact day it may be expected. But I do have to agree, enough work would be the best thing ever!!!
    Dang. Tried again and still will not send
    Sorry!! Try MTspot. I am there a lot, too
    How long does it take MQ to send sm
    the equipment after you are hired and filled out the paperwork?
    Send her to either M-TEC or Andrews.
    www.mtecinc.com
    www.andrewsschool.com
    I send many of my things to QA
    I did not mean to sound like I just ignore verbatim altogether. I just do not leave in the ridiculously obviously wrong things that is all. I do not change the text or change words around. I guess you missed my point. Yes every account is different and there are specifics I know. The doctor I was referring to about the #ing just does not know how to count; not a system like you are talking about. So never mind.