workers compensation question

Lawyer up, with the quickness

Very much illegal. Has to be filed with the correct insurance, or, if I remember correctly, you can be subject to a fraud claim by your health insurer if they find out.

The penalty at one time was $10k and up to ten years in prison, although you would probably be able to offer restitution in lieu of prosecution.

Dude... I just can't believe a company would tell her to lie about that.

Please talk to a lawyer about this

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Lawyer up, with the quickness. This is pretty good advice for most WC claims,

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it is actually the worst possible advice you could give someone.

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but especially in an instance when the employer told the employee to commit fraud

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absolutely get an attorney involved if there is something fishy going on like that.



p.s.... is she actually hurt? Most companies dont file comp claims for medical only issues. They may send in notice to the carrier to satisfy the provisions of the policy, but keep the cost in house. They send them to the company doc, pay the medical and keep it off the experience mod and loss run. however once a claim moves past MO, it goes back to the carrier so that the adjuster and nurse case managers can handle the case.


for those of you saying to get an attorney, all you are doing is inflating the $ amount of the claim and putting money into the attorneys pocket. A judge has to review and approve any settlements, so the injured worker is 100% protected by someone looking out for them.

$200,000 settlement with no attorney = $200,000 to claimant

$300,000 settlement with attorney = $180,000 to claimant and $120,000 to attorney

and the cost of insurance is spread around to everyone else and built into the jobs that are out there. 33% increase in taxpayer costs in the public works construction arena.


:sigh:

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Mr.Perfect

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In the words of the greatest lawyer ever to live,
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33% increase in taxpayer costs in the public works construction arena

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link?

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for those of you saying to get an attorney, all you are doing is inflating the $ amount of the claim and putting money into the attorneys pocket

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As opposed to keeping the $$ in the insurance company's pockets? I'd rather have someone on my side that knows how to navigate the process.

But I'll amend and say only get a lawyer if the injuries are serious, or in this instance of fraud.

Boat.... my example is at 33%

Sure, I used to work in insurance. I found it to be a detestable industry, and one I wouldn't want to go up against by myself if I felt I wasn't getting what I thought I was entitled to. They have deep pockets and good lawyers, and I'd be no match for them.

Maybe it's unfair to base that opinion from just one insurance company, but I've seen first hand the lengths they will go to to minimize their claim exposure.