Business seems to be doing well. You have overcome many challenges, and things finally are starting to look like you can take home hefty profit this year. Then you receive a notice that one of your employees is suing you for injuries sustained in a “workplace accident”. You haven't heard about the incident, but the employee insists that they were hurt on your property while working. What do you do? Without a professional grade security camera system, it is your word against theirs.
Is the employee telling the truth or not? Typical warning signs that there may be foul play include the following.
1.) The “incident” being reported on a Monday morning and the “injury” took place on a Friday afternoon.
2.) The report just happening to come in right after a job termination, layoff, or a strike.
3.) The claimant is refusing a diagnostic procedure to confirm the nature of the injury.
4.) After the report was filed did the claimant just happens to be difficult to reach?
5.) A significant delay between the incident occurring and a report being filed?
6.) The claimant has a history of frequently changing physicians, address and or jobs.
Any one of the above signs don't necessarily mean the claimant is making a fraudulent claim, but if two or more of these are in play then you should defiantly take notice. Thankfully there is a preventative measure you can take to protect yourself and your business against fraud. That measure being Security Cameras. Security camera systems have been used time and time again to reduce workers compensation fraud cases, by providing video evidence. For example, Chuck E. Cheese's the implementation of security cameras have reduced worker's compensation claims by nearly $600,000 over a four year period.
The fact is that when employees know that they are being recording they are drastically less likely to be dishonest. It is human nature that when people know that are being watched, or recorded they are less likely to be deceitful. This benefit obviously extends beyond the scope of fraud. It also creates a more professional, and accountable workplace which increases productivity and employee moral.
In this world of get rich quick schemes, and facing a fast buck people are willing to do whatever they can to not have to work for their money. Luckily as a business owner you can protect yourself with a security surveillance system from Security and Technology Solutions LLC. Give us a call for a free consultation today.
Caught on the 'Price Is Right': Workers Compensation Fraud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzub2SCf3qA
Is the employee telling the truth or not? Typical warning signs that there may be foul play include the following.
1.) The “incident” being reported on a Monday morning and the “injury” took place on a Friday afternoon.
2.) The report just happening to come in right after a job termination, layoff, or a strike.
3.) The claimant is refusing a diagnostic procedure to confirm the nature of the injury.
4.) After the report was filed did the claimant just happens to be difficult to reach?
5.) A significant delay between the incident occurring and a report being filed?
6.) The claimant has a history of frequently changing physicians, address and or jobs.
Any one of the above signs don't necessarily mean the claimant is making a fraudulent claim, but if two or more of these are in play then you should defiantly take notice. Thankfully there is a preventative measure you can take to protect yourself and your business against fraud. That measure being Security Cameras. Security camera systems have been used time and time again to reduce workers compensation fraud cases, by providing video evidence. For example, Chuck E. Cheese's the implementation of security cameras have reduced worker's compensation claims by nearly $600,000 over a four year period.
The fact is that when employees know that they are being recording they are drastically less likely to be dishonest. It is human nature that when people know that are being watched, or recorded they are less likely to be deceitful. This benefit obviously extends beyond the scope of fraud. It also creates a more professional, and accountable workplace which increases productivity and employee moral.
In this world of get rich quick schemes, and facing a fast buck people are willing to do whatever they can to not have to work for their money. Luckily as a business owner you can protect yourself with a security surveillance system from Security and Technology Solutions LLC. Give us a call for a free consultation today.
Caught on the 'Price Is Right': Workers Compensation Fraud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzub2SCf3qA