When you’re filing a Connecticut workers’ compensation claim you need to make sure that you are following all of the guidance set forth by the Workers’ Compensation Commission. A board certified attorney can help you make sure you are sticking to the letter of the law.
Not following the rules is what has landed a Connecticut state trooper in hot water for workers’ compensation fraud. The officer who filed a compensation claim due to a hurt back while performing the duties of his job. He was placed on Temporary Total Disability (TTD) which prohibited him from performing physical activity that was over and above what his physician had set forth for him.
Starting in November of last year, the officer was placed under surveillance by the Workers’ Compensation Commission who discovered that while he was collecting his disability payments he was also running a screen printing business which was a direct violation of the TTD classification.
Workers’ compensation fraud is a serious offense and the Workers’ Compensation Commission will go to great lengths to prove it if it is suspected that you are committing this type of fraud. To avoid being caught in this type of situation you must know the terms of your claim and follow them explicitly.
A board certified workers’ compensation attorney can help you navigate this type of situation so you can protect yourself and follow the law. If you need assistance with your claim contact our office for a review by one of our attorneys.
