tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665047792875951825.post6860597250936069881..comments2023-10-19T10:19:27.154-07:00Comments on Private Investigator Hints, Tricks, and Tips: Workers Compensation Claims QuestionBrian Gatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636641013228471164noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665047792875951825.post-34432494056927652612012-07-05T10:18:00.569-07:002012-07-05T10:18:00.569-07:00This claim is not bogus. The bottom line here is i...This claim is not bogus. The bottom line here is it was your responsibility as an employer / proper mgmt to have followed her to the work area to make sure it was safe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8665047792875951825.post-22933308162176223332007-04-10T15:17:00.000-07:002007-04-10T15:17:00.000-07:00Hello. More on Worker's Comp fraud. We have a pers...Hello. More on Worker's Comp fraud. We have a person who had worked only 12 hours (6 one day, and 6 the day she got "hurt"). We would not have hired her (commercial painters) as she could not do the job, she was on a "trial" basis...as all new people understand. However, we were on a job site, and she went into a dark bathroom when she was told not to...witnesses heard the boss say "Don't go in there, there isn't any light. I'll go get a light for you." The power was off in this room, we knew that as when she "fell" off the 2 step stepstool, we ran into the room and tried to turn on the lights...they were off (of course, we told her that). She claims that she was on the step stool painting (in the dark) and she was touched by a wire that was coming out of the wall (new construction...wires for the bathroom mirror lights) and she was "electrocuted" which startled her and she fell. The others checked this story out...and there wasn't any power to the bathroom. She fractured her ankle. We actually didn't hire her with signature until the next week with the W-2...and the boss paid her (in cash) for the week she was out...being told that it would be only a short term thing. It has escalated into...now the neck, the shoulder, and into mental stress. It has been a year. She is receiving worker's comp. funds and our insurance went up 35% for this bogus claim. She has a record of having done this in North Carolina the last time she worked (the very last time she worked); she goes dancing and carrys groceries, walks the dogs, all of it...and meanwhile we are paying for someone that worked 12 hours and we weren't even going to hire her anyway. Because she was on our contract job...our worker's comp said we needed to claim her. They also acknowledge that she is a fraud, they know it, but they can't prove it...we are paying.<BR/>#1 - Is there something in NY State that excludes claims because of "willful misconduct," and if so, why isn't our WC company paying attention to this. 2 - If we drop our employees and drop the WC, is the company liable for anything since this bogus claim is still open? Sorry so long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com