Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission Issues Warning Over Settlement Scam
- The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission has alerted injured workers to a fraudulent scheme involving impersonation.
- Scammers are contacting claimants via phone, text, and social media, falsely claiming they have won workers’ comp settlements.
- are being pressured to pay upfront fees to release these funds, sometimes in fake virtual court hearings.
- The state urges caution regarding these fraudulent activities, noting that official proceedings do not operate this way.
Surveillance and Section 114-a Rulings Disqualify Fraudulent Workers’ Comp Claims
- New York workers’ compensation defense firm Goldberg Segalla highlighted successful fraud litigation outcomes leveraging surveillance and Section 114-a.
- Video evidence of a claimant driving and visiting a casino triggered a lifetime benefits ban.
- Another claim involving an alleged volunteer firefighter was contested after social media proved active emergency response duties.
- These decisions reinforce that active communication and prompt investigator recordings remain crucial to securing carrier disallowances.
Louisiana Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Pro Se Workers’ Comp Claim
- A Louisiana appellate court reversed the dismissal of an injured worker’s self-represented claim against Audubon Nature Institute.
- The employee filed for workers’ compensation benefits following a workplace injury and subsequent collapse.
- The Office of Workers’ Compensation judge dismissed the case with prejudice after a pretrial conference.
- The reviewing court ruled the judge erred by failing to follow mandatory procedural guidelines before throwing out the suit.