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I just quit MModal recently. - sm

Posted: Jul 07, 2013

I printed out all my emails regarding clocking off. I think the DOL will be interested to see them. Especially regarding clocking off while in a document and doing research for that report.

well clocking off is in your best interest, so you aren't helping anyone - with that

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your PTO rate is calculated by how many lines you type per hours. So if you are not typing you should clock out or your PTO rate will go down. It would make sense for you to report it if we were being paid hourly.

Not when you have bad dictators - Sm

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And have to keep googling or going into old reports to figure things out. Not to mention all the other stuff we are told to clock off for such as filling in patient demos etc. I'm not spending 10 hours at my computer just to get my hours in.

I agree... - I am not drinking

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the kool-aid that I have to work day and night 24/7 to get a few extra pennies in my PTO.

Clocking off for doing work borders on illegal. - dnr

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If you want to play games just for a line count, clock out for everything, but, even doing that, with the crummy ASR I get, it wouldn't make much different.

Being told to clock off while doing research and while working on the ADT is illegal on both sides. It is working off the clock for the employee side, and for the employer, it is demanding to do work off the clock.

Working off the clock to do ADT and research is also padding your line count which is illegal.

But, hey, what's a few questionable practices between a questionable employer and employee? (Sarcasm here).

And, hey, I would like to know if someone is dumping a certain doctor's dictation back into the pool every night. Sometimes, at my dinner break, I will see a report of his come up, and then, when I come back 45 minutes later, the same report is in the system. I doubt I am the only one working 2nd shift.

who has the time to clock on/clock off - anon

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It takes time to clock on and off; granted not a lot of time, but still time; who has time to do that? Seems like a stupid suggestion/mandate by the company to do so too for research, etc. I thought it was suggested at one time to have an egg timer set if you are researching something and at the end of it if you still haven't found what you are looking for, time to blank, time to send to QA, whatever, but move on. Another thing to take more money away from us with clock on/clock off I fear.

Well, seems to me.... - s/m

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...that whether you're clocked in or clocked out, you are earning ZERO during any time that you're researching on-line, filling in demographics, looking things up in your Stedman's, checking out the client profile to see which rule this particular client wants followed, entering a referring physician's name for the cc, or taking a 60-second break to run to the bathroom to relieve your bladder.

No matter how you slice it, you are NOT getting paid for doing certain tasks that are required in order to do the job. (Even relieving one's bladder from time to time is "required" in order to be able to continue working, but I guess that could be argued.)

Clocking off while doing work does not border on illegal - Old Pro

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It IS ILLEGAL, pure and simple. Don't take my word for it--call the DOL. I hope some people rat these MTSOs out and give them penalty they deserve!

That is why Nuance got sued - expected their employees to punch out for everythi

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They wanted them to clock out to check their mail, research, every time they took their hands off the keyboard. Then they were expected to still achieve 8 hours of work. That is abuse and I am glad they got sued.

who is suing Nuance? I want to get in on it! NM - donewith

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Congratulations on quitting M*Modal - Nick

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and I hope you fry their butts with the DOL! Good luck to you!

Thank you Nick. I will for sure!!! - nm

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Be sure to include copies of their break policies - soapie12

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I just recently had to deal with my state's DOL concerning money due my hubby for prevailing wage (construction work). Including a copy of that will help you since they may try to say those were considered your "break" times. When I first started at Mmodal/Medquist, we had 2 PAID 10-15 minute breaks with an unpaid 30 minute lunch break. I think that has changed now but I never did get paid for any of those breaks anyway. I'm still with Mmodal (I refuse to quit, they'll have to fire me, I'm stubborn that way) and I can get the current policy for you if you need it, just let me know.

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