May 18, 2018 | BLOG, Investigative
Is workers’ compensation fraud a crime? Fraud of all kinds, including workers’ compensation fraud, is a Class E felony and is punishable by fines and/or jail time. If you have reason to believe that your claimant is malingering or lying about a...
May 16, 2018 | BLOG, Investigative
What is extreme hardship redetermination? Extreme hardship redetermination means that a claimant can request to be reclassified to Permanent Total Disability or Total Industrial Disability due to extreme hardship. Information on this classification can be found...
May 11, 2018 | BLOG, Investigative
How do remote surveillance cameras work? Remote surveillance can be achieved through a variety of technologies, but it’s important that investigators be familiar with the laws surrounding their use. Issues such as the reasonable expectation of privacy...
May 4, 2018 | BLOG, Investigative
How common is fraud in the workplace? Fraud is extremely common in the workplace. Nearly a quarter of all lost time claims are exaggerated. Called malingering, this means that the claimant remains out of work longer than they should given their disability....
May 1, 2018 | BLOG, Investigative
The Bureau of Labor Statistics defines private investigators as professionals who must “gather clues and verify facts for their cases,” but they are much more than that. Private investigators help fight fraud in a variety of industries by gathering information via...
Apr 3, 2018 | Background Investigations, BLOG, Investigative
Workers’ compensation fraud occurs when someone willfully and knowingly makes false statements or conceals information in order to receive workers’ compensation benefits or prevents someone from receiving benefits to which they might be entitled. When it occurs,...
