May 23, 2018 | Background Investigations, BLOG, Investigative
What is risk mitigation? Mitigating risk is a tremendously important concept. Entire industries, such as insurance, preventative healthcare, and investigations are founded on the notion of risk mitigation. When you hear the term, though, do you know exactly...
May 22, 2018 | Background Investigations, BLOG, Investigative
What is due diligence? If you’re familiar with investigations, you’ve likely heard the term “due diligence” used in the past. What does it mean, exactly? By definition, due diligence indicates reasonable steps taken by a person in order to satisfy a legal requirement....
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....
