A community of 30,000 US Transcriptionist serving Medical Transcription Industry
Wondering....was forced to change from statutory employee to IC status with federal ID number instead of SS# when MDI-MD was rolled into Transcend. Now, Transcend informs that they are NOT going to be employing ICs after Jan 1, 2011. Would like to apply for unemployment, but am being told by a number of people that is not do-able because wages were paid under Federal ID #, not to my social and I signed an IC contract (under great duress, I might add!)
Anybody have experience with this, can help me wade through this huge mess? Please share your experiences. Bad enough I am looking for work with the bad state of this industry (took 3 pay cuts, lost incentive pay in the last year). Now, to get a new job in this industry means taking yet another hit, less cents per line. Yes, I am one very unhappy camper!