Workers' Comp

Proving workers' compensation claimant fraud in civil and criminal arenas is one of the toughest challenges within the claims community. Surveillance is a key fraud detection tactic.

Any time an employee is injured on the job, several issues must be addressed in order to fully and properly protect each party's rights. Matters are further complicated when the injured employee is in the United States illegally.

In the workers' compensation arena, pharmaceutical costs continue to rise at an alarming pace. At the same time, there are fewer injured workers and shorter claim times. What can be done to reduce pharmaceutical spend among injured workers?

Occupational diseases account for 860,000 illnesses and more than 60,000 deaths each year. Yet many people do not fully understand all the ways occupational disease impacts the workers' compensation system.

Lawyers are fond of declaring, "You can sue anybody for anything." Insurance agents might counter, "And we'll cover it." Alien abduction? Covered. Injured by a ghost? We'll pay. Pregnant by

When most people think of workers' compensation fraud, they envision an employee filing a claim for a leg injury only to be caught running a marathon a few weeks later. But it is a different type of