It's All In the Family The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), after receiving a tip from family members, charged a farm worker with one count of first-degree theft for illegally collecting workers' compensation pension benefits while working on his family owned farm. The Washington State resident is sentenced to three months in jail and 12 months of community supervision for He must repay L&I more than $200,000 illegally collected work comp benefits, plus penalties and court costs. (workersxzcompxzkit) Officials said the man received benefits based on a lower-back injury from working on the family farm. Although he claimed the injury left him permanently unable to work, he reportedly performed all of his normal activities on the farm. L & I estimates it avoided paying more than $600,000 in additional benefits and medical expenses if the man remained on the work comp rolls.
Author Robert Elliott, executive vice president, Amaxx Risks Solutions, Inc. has worked successfully for 20 years with many industries to reduce Workers' Compensation costs, including airlines, health care, manufacturing, printing/publishing, pharmaceuticals, retail, hospitality and manufacturing. He can be contacted at: [email protected] or 860-786-8286.
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