Officer Corrected

May 9, 2024

Officer Busted for Workers’ Comp Fraud

  • A Connecticut correctional officer has been convicted for fraudulently obtaining over $80,000 in workers’ compensation benefits.
  • The officer injured himself while working for the Department of Corrections. He received benefits and was placed on Temporary Total Disability.
  • Despite being on TTD, the officer re-certified as a reserve police officer and engaged in real estate transactions.
  • The officer not only failed to report medical improvement to his employer, he did not disclose that he was receiving another source of income.
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Safety Group Earns Big Dividends

  • Members of the Texas Oil and Gas Associations Workers’ Compensation Safety Group have collectively earned $3.84 million in dividends from Texas Mutual Insurance Company.
  • The payout is the result of the sound safety practices that have kept loss ratios down.
  • Texas Mutual offers free safety training and workers’ comp premium discounts.
  • This summer Texas Mutual will distribute $350 million in individual dividends to qualifying policy holders.
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Mental Health Important for Healing

  • Injured workers face mental challenges that may keep them off the job for almost three times as long, a study shows.
  • Companies would do well to take into account mental challenges facing worker recovery as as cost saving measure.
  • Mental health issues can include such things as anxiety related to returning to work and fear of being injured again.
  • Workers with workers’ compensation claims related to mental health were also more likely to take opioids.
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Attorneys Warn Against Bad Law

  • Louisiana workers’ compensation attorneys are concerned about legislation that could destabilize the state’s workers’ comp system.
  • Proposed legislation would discourage medical professionals from treating injured workers leading to inadequate care.
  • The burden of the costs could fall on Medicare and Social Security.
  • Attorneys say the number of bills targeting workers’ comp this legislative session, is a stark reminder of how important is is to protect the system.
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