employer fraud News

State officials say the Department of Labor has been expanding efforts to uncover employer fraud within the construction industry. The efforts will help identify employers who are paying workers under the table, intentionally misclassifying workers as independent contractors and who …

A recent poll on Claims Journal’s website ranked employee fraud as the top costliest fraud in workers’ compensation. Though stories of employee fraud are publicized frequently by state insurance departments, two other types of workers’ compensation fraud – employer and …