That’s right – punish the insurers and the employers, but let fraud continue to run rampant. How about some legislation to increase penalties for employees and make it easier to prosecute the fakes that are abusing the system and perpetrating workers’ compensation fraud on a daily basis?
Funny how that is the very reason that legislation was begun, to stop the abuse. But after debate, amendments etc. it got watered down like most other legislation. There is no incentive for employers to participate until they get caught. What is needed is more effective auditing but that would cost carriers money. As you noted, there needs to be some real teeth in these efforts.
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That’s right – punish the insurers and the employers, but let fraud continue to run rampant. How about some legislation to increase penalties for employees and make it easier to prosecute the fakes that are abusing the system and perpetrating workers’ compensation fraud on a daily basis?
Funny how that is the very reason that legislation was begun, to stop the abuse. But after debate, amendments etc. it got watered down like most other legislation. There is no incentive for employers to participate until they get caught. What is needed is more effective auditing but that would cost carriers money. As you noted, there needs to be some real teeth in these efforts.