Did you know June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month and June 27, 2024 is PTSD Awareness Day? This annual occurrence aims to raise public awareness and understanding about the mental health condition. In this blog, we examine causes, symptoms, treatments, and other resources
Last week, two California businessmen were arraigned on multiple felony counts including workers’ compensation insurance fraud, grand theft, and tax fraud. The associates allegedly underreported over $29.2 million in payroll to reduce workers’ compensation expenses. In another instance last month, the owner of a California
Workers’ compensation fraud is simply another form of insurance fraud—the purposeful exploitation of the benefit system through deception and deceit. It may come as a surprise that workers’ compensation fraud does not just entail employees manufacturing or manipulating injuries or sickness for personal gain, but
Workers' compensation fraud may be a term you’ve heard while scrolling through social media or catching up on the news. Many people understand what fraud is as it pertains to common types of fraud such as mail fraud and bank account fraud. However, although it
Unfortunately, fraudulent activity is present in many different industries. From banking to business, fraud is a five letter word that most people are familiar with. What happens, though, when fraudulent activity impacts your safety in the workplace or your security that if you are injured,
Surveillance in Workers’ Compensation Cases Although the majority of workers’ compensation claims arise as a result of a serious workplace injury, there are some instances in which fraudulent claims are made in order to unjustly receive benefits. Workers’ compensation carriers argue that it is their duty
Imagine you sustain an injury while on the job. You follow the proper procedures, report the incident, and file your workers’ compensation claim so you can receive the benefits for which you are entitled. Then suddenly, you hear from a fellow co-worker that your manager