On WC Fraud, Part 2: Four paths to handling WC fraud by a worker

This article is reprinted with permission from Keefe, Campbell & Associates.

After you have completed your investigation and you have consulted with counsel and you are confident you have what is needed, there are four issues to decide upon:

On WC Fraud, Part 1: The Ax Man Cometh

This story is reprinted with permission from Keefe, Campbell & Associates.

Synopsis: The “Ax Man” cometh and now may be going to jail–our readers keep asking, so here is our recommended legal path(s) in dealing with or “axing” WC fraud by an Illinois worker.

Editor’s comment: We were recently saddened by the national news media who reported Jimmy Smith, one of the principals on the TV reality show Ax Men was busted and may be going to jail for workers’ comp fraud. Take a look at this report at: http://www.joepaduda.com/archives/002028.html. You keep asking about WC fraud by a worker and we have now had at least four different conference calls on the issue so we thought we would lay it out for your future reference.

First, let’s try to define it – what is WC fraud by a worker?