This is a special WNTDW Worker’s Compensation Fraud edition. A woman in Fort Lauderdale took advantage of a fallen piece of sprinkler in an attempt to create a work related injury. While words are good and a picture tells a 1,000 words – nothing does justice to a story like this as much as video.
As was mentioned during a “30 Tips in 30 Minutes” session at the New Jersey Self-Insured Association convention last week, one of the most important things that can be done after an incident is not only to secure witness statements but secure any video that may be available of the incident in question. This video was worth 18 months of probation.
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