Two Tulsa, Oklahoma residents have been charged with workers’ compensation fraud after a false claim was filed in 2010.

The claim was filed by a 38-year-old maintenance man who sought financial help after being injured while on the job. In reality, the man, although injured on the grounds of the complex that he worked at, was not hurt on the job. The manager of the apartment complex, a 26-year-old woman, felt sorry for the man and urged him to state that he was at work  so that he could receive workers’ compensation benefits.

The manager gave the man all the forms he would need and helped him file the workers’ compensation claim. Since October 2010, the man has received approximately $6,700 through workers’ compensation benefits due to the illegal filing.

If you have been injured on the job, you need experienced representation on your side. Please contact the Fayetteville workers’ compensation lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC by calling 910-488-1600 today.

With the loss of almost 500 United States Post Offices throughout the nation, the mail delivery system will no longer be as fast as it once was.

Workers’ compensation checks may not reach their beneficiaries on the same days they once did with the slower mail system. A new prepaid Visa designed specifically for workers’ compensation benefits will allow for the payments to continue to be delivered on time. This card, called the InsurCard Visa Prepaid Card, enables the workers’ compensation payments to be deposited electronically onto the card.

This card can be used anywhere that Visa cards are accepted. By utilizing this card, insurers can reduce their check issuance amounts by up to 85 percent.

If you need assistance with a workers’ compensation claim, please contact the Fayetteville workers’ compensation lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC by calling 910-488-1600 today.

New research conducted by National Council on Compensation Insurance, NCCI, shows that the aging workforce is not as hazardous to workers’ compensation as previously thought.

The research shows that young employees do not have a high injury rate and the frequency of workers’ compensation claims being filed has decreased among all age groups, closing the age gap.

This information shows that insurers may not lose costs like they thought. Workplaces across the country are becoming increasingly safer in all different fields.

If you need assistance with a workers’ compensation claim, please contact the Fayetteville workers’ compensation lawyers of Scudder & Hedrick, PLLC, by calling 910-488-1600 today.