Be alert for the possiblity of a workers comp claim being fraudulent.  Pay special attention when:

• Your employee has a history of multiple claims, and is thus an experienced claimant, especially when they are in a short period of time.
• Longer absences than seem necessary and an unwillingness to come back to work.
• Your injured employee has problems at home - financial or domestic.
• Timing of the claim is suspicious - around layoffs, or completion of of a project that means they may no longer be needed.
• Your first notice of a claim comes from a lawyer or medical clinic.
• The injury follows disciplinary action, demotion or being passed over for promotion.
• There are no witnesses to the accident, or witnesses to the accident conflict with the claimant’s version or with one another.
• The accident or type of injury is unusual for the claimant’s line of work.
• Frequent changes of physicians during the claim or after returning to work.
• Fellow employees report suspicions.

If you suspect fraud in a workers comp case, notify your insurance company.