Workers' Compensation Fraud Investigations
Workers' Compensation laws were designed to protect employees who are injured in the workplace. Federal employees are entitled to two-thirds of their monthly salaries when on disability, and even more if permanently injured. Each state has its own compensation legislation. These laws even though well-intended can be corrupted. EMPLOYERS must investigate individual cases to prevent fraudulent claims. It's estimated that workers' compensation fraud costs employers, insurance companies, the public 60 billion dollars a year.
Medical coverage benefits are often part of the compensation people receive; many workers out on disability have little incentive to return to work. Workers can stay at home, not work at all, and reveice part of their salary, or return to the "daily grind" at full salary. Some workers choose the former at the cost of their employers and the taxpayers. Employers, claim adjusters, third party administrators, and self-insurers use professional investigators to identify fraudulent claims.
Safety First professional investigators are highly skilled and able conduct an investigations with the liability of the company in mind. Our Safety First team is of state and federal statutory restrictions, avoiding invasion of privacy issues, at the same time protecting your company from claims of private sector liability for unlawful surveillance (civil & criminal liability). Safety First's cutting edge legal mythology have caused many clients to obtain restitution for their losses, which, in a growing number of cases, has even included full reimbursement of the cost of our investigation.