Los Angeles County buses will soon be large, rolling warnings against workers’ compensation fraud.
L.A. County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced the launch of a countywide LA Metro bus advertisement campaign in which buses will bear warnings that lying or misrepresenting facts to obtain unentitled workers’ comp benefits is a felony.
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“If you choose to falsify a claim, exaggerate an injury, or create false medical documentation, you are committing a felony, and my office will prosecute you,” Hochman stated. “In fact, the very buses that soon will carry this message are connected to a recent case in which a Metro bus driver is now charged with staging a fake workplace fall to fraudulently obtain benefits.”
The messages displayed on buses have the District Attorney logo, and an email address and phone number to report workers’ comp fraud.
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The messages come with three different all-caps messages, including “NOT HAVING WORKERS’ COMP INSURANCE IS A CRIME.” The two other messages warn against faking work injuries and prescribing fake work injuries.
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Fraud
Workers’ Compensation
Louisiana
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