WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FRAUD It could be a ticket to jail! The Alabama Attorney General’s Office and the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations are working together to find and prosecute Workers’ Compensation Fraud. Workers’ Compensation Fraud is STEALING! 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 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com