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UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE - Pixie

Posted: May 29, 2012

NO WORK CONTINUES.....Time for ALL of us who are being cheated out of a living to head for the unemployment office. How many folks out there will say TODAY...no more??

Unemployment here I come! - hypertyper

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I'm on the phone to the Unemployment office right now. I believe we can draw for these reasons and get retrained under the TRA - work affected by being sent overseas. There is also something about workers displaced over the age of 50, you can make 10,000 a year if you are in school and working part-time as long as you make less than 50,000 a year.

Let's all get on the phone. What will they do when all their experienced MTs leave. These programs cover you for 2 years. Will they beg us to come back? We can make as much on unemployment and retrain ourselves.

Come on let's make a statement. Enough of this bull**** already.

UNEMPLOYMENT - Pixie

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Excellent post from hypertyper!!! Thank you so much for passing on information that ALL of us need in our scramble to be able to eat and pay our bills at the hands of corporate "NOT" America.

Sounds like a plan ! - mt2

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I'm over 50, willing to retrain for a job! I'm going to call and find out my options. Pharmacy Tech takes only 4 months to complete, this is one of the courses I'm thinking about. I also like that I can earn some $$ while in school.

unemployment/TRA - anon

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Researching the issue about the TRA, I found this link at the US Dept of Labor - you need to exhaust all your unemployment benefits before you are eligible for this program...http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/tra.asp

Another option for the 50s and over - hypertyper

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There was also another option on the 50 and over. I'm still not quite sure if this is unemployment or just a federal plan but you can work full-time without school and get the 10,000 per year for 2 years if making less than 50,000. Something to consider. Especially for anyone that does not want to go back to school.

Let's all go out and at least research this.

The way it is now the two bigger companies have set the standard pay rate and all the smaller one's have to follow suit.

There probably is not much we can do about VR but they don't pay us enough for our knowledge and time spent on a quality report. That is where our pay has to increase.

I have felt this situation is hopeless for sometime, but for today I feel there might still be something we can do about this if we all stand together.

Let's keep this movement going. We have our 13 that started the law suit for backpay. Now let's keep the changes coming our way for once. I think we can do it!!!

Over 50 options? - sm

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Do you have any more information on this? I haven't been able to find anything

0ver 50 - hypertyper

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That is a program that is within the TRA or DOL-department of labor TAA and all of those programs. They are at both the state and federal level.

This woman I talked to said I didn't qualify. I think because I didn't fit between the lines of normal, she didn't even want to hear about my situation!!!

Have you ever tried explaining what is happening to the MT Industry?

Sorry to carry on. I still think there should be a way for us to get training through TRA or any other assistance.

Hope this helps.

TRA - sm

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I applied when MedQuist was on the approved list for TRA and was denied because I was not laid off. You have to be laid off work to collect TRA benefits.

Where do we go from here? Coding/billing? - anon

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Nursing or anything related nowadays usually takes the schooling plus is there a job when you get out and you are 60+ and have no on-the-job experience? From what I have seen also that even coding requires experience. Too many of us looking for jobs, even college graduates. They are all taking jobs beneath their qualifications just to get a paycheck. Even a vet with a doctor's degree is working at Walmart! Laid-off postal workers are all looking too!

The advantages of going to Coding - sm

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Everything you learn in coding can still apply to your transcription. Nothing would be lost if you decide to stay in MT. At the same time, you're prepared in case things don't improve.

Unemployment - BummedMT

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You won't qualify if you have been on the job less than a year!

not so. depends on the state you live in - uemt

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Not all states have that stipulation. The rules are different in each state.

Unemployment - bummedMT - MetooMT

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I didn't qualify either. I live in Texas.

I'm in line too - TiredofMT

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I've been checking for work all morning, and 5-1/2 hours into my shift there has been absolutely no work, not even 1 job!

MI unemployment says I am underemployed and would qualify - hypertyper

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I have to call TRA seperately and need to contact them first before filing for unemployment. There is TRA at state levels and federal levels I believe.

More to follow..... :)

Just applied - anon

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Not running out of work as a general rule, but my wages are reduced by 50%. Some states allow UE for reduced wages. Unsure if my state is one or not, but it was worth it.

Want to thank all of you for posting these things and putting some ideas into my head to get my butt in gear. I am struggling financially and maybe, just maybe, I can be helped by UE. I applied online and will post when I hear back, just FYI.

actually quite a few states will allow with what they refer - to as a significant salary reduction

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Thanks SM - anon

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I appreciate the glimmer of hope. I thought it might depend on how many dependents, etc., also. I am, also, the "bread winner" for the family. DH has health problems which caused him to be laid off from his career job a few years ago, and I was the major money maker in the family. We were doing fine, and now... too much to go into here, but not fine anymore. I hope 50% is considered a significant salary reduction in my state because we are about to drown.

Anon - jan2

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I haven't been following this thread, so probably missed a lot. This is for any MTSO, right? Do you have to prove that your income has decreased? I quit Medquist more than a year ago because I just couldn't take it anymore. Pay went way down, unfair practices, and on and on. Obviously, couldn't collect UE, and still have no job. Thanks.

Yes. over the past year so if the mtso contests it you can win an appeal - ..at least in my state

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at least try and good luck!

No TRA for me unless I get laid off or fight it - hypertyper

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Just got off the phone with local state unemployment office and was told I had to be laid off from my job and my company has to be signed up with TRA. She didn't want to hear about how my job has changed and work is sent to India. She also told me that they no longer train people to become coders/billers because there are no jobs! Just thought I would share that information. She basically told me to be glad I have a job at all and was rude and cut me off. More rig-a-ma-roll.

I guess I file for being underemployed, do more research, and see how it goes.

You might be able to - get grants for school

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If you aren't making much money anymore due to pay cuts and lack of work, you probably can qualify for grants or scholarships to help with tuition if you want to go back to school. There's no harm in looking into it.

It stinks that the UE contact was so rude. She probably has a tough job with the economy these days.

I am surprised that they said there were no jobs for coders/billers. I have been looking at jobs for a while now and see coding jobs listed in my local area often (upstate NY) and also jobs on the big employment sites. I've seen some ads lately for coders to work from home, but I would be cautious with that as you know what happened to MT when everyone was sent home. If you do learn coding, that is helpful if you want to go into health informatics. I have been looking into WGU's health informatics program. It is entirely online and you can test out of some classes or get credits for certifications and classes that you have already taken. The coding certification is one thing that you need for the bachelor's degree, so that would make you one step closer toward that degree if you decided to do it in the future.

Thanks - hypertyper

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I am just regrouping and not giving up the fight. I have found you usually have to fight for everything you get in this world.

Thanks for your input and I grants, etc. is something I had not thought about. I am still paying on the student loan I took for MT training 12 years ago, just making those minimum payments don't you know.

Am still filing for underemployment. I hope they let me go back 6 months when this started but I'm not counting on that either. Oh well, thank goodness my husband has a job that pretty much pays the bills, just no extras.

Once again thanks.

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