| The workers compensation fund was designed to | | | | work after suffering from an injury that has since |
| pay out benefits to individuals that are injured | | | | healed. By falsely claiming benefits these people |
| while at work or through a work related accident. | | | | are guilty of insurance fraud, but the real tragedy |
| Each month an employer pays into the workers | | | | is that false claims for benefits have led to slower |
| compensation fund through their business taxes. If | | | | claims processing for those that truly are in need |
| a person is injured on the job site, be it an office, | | | | of the assistance and legitimately cannot work for |
| retail store or construction site the injured | | | | a prolonged time period. |
| employee can file a claim to receive payment | | | | Although the workers compensation fund was |
| benefits for the injury. If the injury is serious and | | | | designed to help those that can no longer help |
| debilitating the injured person may be eligible to | | | | themselves the abuse of the fund has led to |
| claim long term benefits that will help them to | | | | slower claims processing times and gaps in the |
| cover medical and living expenses for the time | | | | ability of the injured person to pay their expenses |
| that they are unable to work or perform the | | | | and medical bills. Insurance investigators and claims |
| specific duties of their job. | | | | representatives are required to make thorough |
| Unfortunately, there are people that make false | | | | investigations of each case that is making a claim |
| claims for injuries that do not effect the persons | | | | for benefits from the workers compensation fund |
| ability to work or in some cases people attempt | | | | that cannot be verified by medical records and |
| to claim longer benefits and avoid returning to | | | | obvious sustained injuries. |