A Step-By-Step Guide to Detecting and Preventing Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Although most people within the workers’ comp system act honestly, fraudulent activities do occur. These activities can increase your business’ premiums and deprive legitimate employees of benefits.
Educate your employees about workers’ compensation policies and procedures. Emphasize your zero-tolerance policy on fraud and how they can anonymously report suspicions.
Look for Red Flags
What is workers’ compensation fraud? Workers’ compensation fraud can be found in primary and intricate schemes, frequently requiring arduous and extensive investigations. Employees could manufacture or exaggerate injuries. On the opposite end of the scale, white-collar criminals like doctors and attorneys lure, compensate, and plan with others to cheat the system by making inflated or false claims, ...