Worker
Safety and Insurance Board or Sickness and Accident Benefits
are for employees who require them - not employees who fraudulently
take advantage. It is estimated that more than half of all
non-permanent injury claims are exaggerated or fraudulent
and consequently affect a Company's bottom line with increased
assessments, premiums, and lost time. These additional costs
are passed on to all employees.
When a soft tissue injury exceeds six weeks of recuperation
a claim becomes suspect. Surveillance of the claimant could
be very revealing, anything from "other Employment"
to extended holidays is often discovered. Video evidence demonstrating
a claimant's true ability to function in a fashion contrary
to their medical report could be revealed.
Video surveillance will expose the fraudulent claimants and
give grounds to dismiss the claims in a cost-effective way.