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How Morale Hazards Affect Workers Compensation Behavior

  Morale hazard is loosely defined as the presence of an outside item or system that affects typical behavior. I like to use an example of SUV-type vehicles. Because of added safety features and the...

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Is There Such a Thing as Only a Little Fraud

From time to time employers are confronted with the dilemma of how to deal with a small, but fraudulent, workers compensation claim. The employer knows the claim is fraudulent. However the cost of...

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7 Steps to Reduce Workers Comp Fraud

When an employee commits workers compensation insurance fraud, they are stealing direct from the employer.  While the insurance carrier or the self-insurance program may write the check, the cost of...

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When to Use Surveillance to Stop Fraud

Surveillance is expensive.  The cost of a private investigator (PI) to establish the claimant’s workers compensation injuries are not real, or are exaggerated, varies from $75 to $150 per hour,...

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Operation Underground Stings CA Contractors for Workers Comp Fraud

Contractors Under-reporting to Avoid Work Comp Insurance   California officials report dozens of workers have been hit with citations in a statewide sweep targeting contractors for allegedly...

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Surveillance Can Be Very Beneficial Tool for Workers Comp When Used Properly

Properly Conducted Surveillance Can Be Very Beneficial   When fraud is suspected or the injured employee appears to be malingering, surveillance by private investigators is often utilized to obtain...

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Oklahoma Women Could Not Handle The Truth, Busted For Work Comp Fraud

Filed False Workers Comp Claim Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Workers Compensation Fraud Unit has filed a charge against a Woodward woman for allegedly filing a false workers compensation...

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The RED FLAGS of Workers Comp Fraud

  A critical part of controlling workers’ compensation costs is to put into place solid investigation techniques.  No matter how serious or minor a workplace injury, each case needs to be reviewed to...

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Workers Comp Fraud Physiotherapist Pleads Guilty

  Jurry Sehunoe, 34, the self-confessed fraud physiotherapist will be sentenced by the Pretoria (South Africa) Specialized Commercial Crimes Court  for defrauding the Department of Labour’s (DoL)...

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This is a TEST, Can You Spot the Workers Comp Fraud Red Flags

  Amaxx Risk Solutions has published several articles on combating fraud in workers’ compensation claims.  While we can tell our readers the importance of fighting fraudulent claims, and publish lists...

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Massachusetts AG Reminds of Importance of Fraud Detection By Employers

Recently addressing a group of 40 fraud directors from around the country, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley highlighted the importance of collaboration among law enforcement, employers,...

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Los Angeles Employer Canned with Fraud Charges

  A South Los Angeles grocer accused of buying EBT cards from welfare recipients at a cut rate, then using the cards to purchase items from other markets to stock his shelves and resell merchandise...

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How Morale Hazards Affect Workers Compensation Behavior

  Morale hazard is loosely defined as the presence of an outside item or system that affects typical behavior. I like to use an example of SUV-type vehicles. Because of added safety features and the...

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Is There Such a Thing as Only a Little Fraud

From time to time employers are confronted with the dilemma of how to deal with a small, but fraudulent, workers compensation claim. The employer knows the claim is fraudulent. However the cost of...

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7 Steps to Reduce Workers Comp Fraud

When an employee commits workers compensation insurance fraud, they are stealing direct from the employer.  While the insurance carrier or the self-insurance program may write the check, the cost of...

View Article


Operation Underground Stings CA Contractors for Workers Comp Fraud

Contractors Under-reporting to Avoid Work Comp Insurance   California officials report dozens of workers have been hit with citations in a statewide sweep targeting contractors for allegedly...

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Oklahoma Women Could Not Handle The Truth, Busted For Work Comp Fraud

Filed False Workers Comp Claim Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s Workers Compensation Fraud Unit has filed a charge against a Woodward woman for allegedly filing a false workers compensation...

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The RED FLAGS of Workers Comp Fraud

  A critical part of controlling workers’ compensation costs is to put into place solid investigation techniques.  No matter how serious or minor a workplace injury, each case needs to be reviewed to...

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Workers Comp Fraud Physiotherapist Pleads Guilty

  Jurry Sehunoe, 34, the self-confessed fraud physiotherapist will be sentenced by the Pretoria (South Africa) Specialized Commercial Crimes Court  for defrauding the Department of Labour’s (DoL)...

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This is a TEST, Can You Spot the Workers Comp Fraud Red Flags

  Amaxx Risk Solutions has published several articles on combating fraud in workers’ compensation claims.  While we can tell our readers the importance of fighting fraudulent claims, and publish lists...

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