Free Workers' Compensation Fraud - Alabama


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Date: December 21, 2006
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State: Alabama
Category: Workers Compensation
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WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD
It could be a ticket to jail!

The Alabama Attorney General's Office and the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
Workers' Compensation Fraud is STEALING!

are working together to find and prosecute Workers' Compensation Fraud.

W A N T E D
INFORMATION LEADING TO THE DISCOVERY AND OR CONVICTION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD.
Making a false statement to obtain workers' compensation benefits (Ala. Criminal Code, Section 13A-11-124) is a
Class C Felony under Alabama law. False statements are punishable by up to $5,000 and up to 10 years in prison. Felony theft statutes may also apply.

FIVE TYPES OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD
Agent ~ Employer ~ Employee ~ Medical ~ Legal

WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD CAN BE:
* * * * * Reporting an off the job accident as an on the job accident. Reporting an accident that never happened. Complaints of accident injury symptoms that are exaggerated or non-existent. Malingering - to avoid work when injury is healed. Not reporting outside income from other work-related activities while drawing workers' compensation benefits from another employer. * Making false or fraudulent statements for the purpose of obtaining workers' compensation benefits.

TO REPORT WORKERS' COMPENSATION FRAUD CALL

1-800-923-2533 or 334-242-7345