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                                                               Roanoke Rapids Graded School District

 

                                           

                                                          536 Hamilton Street, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 27870-2702

                                                                                               (252) 519-7100  Fax (252) 535-5919       

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                       Dennis J. Sawyer

                                                                                                                                                        Superintendent                 

 

Workers Compensation Fraud in North Carolina

 

Roanoke Rapids Graded School District strongly believes that the vast majority of employees will never submit a fraudulent workers compensation claim.  Nevertheless, workers compensation fraud exists in North Carolina and can have substantial cost for affected businesses.  This letter explains some aspects and consequences of workers compensation fraud.

 

Please sign and return a copy of this letter to your (supervisor/human resources representative) and keep a copy for yourself.  Contact your (supervisor/human resources supervisor) if you have any questions.

 

A person commits workers’ compensation fraud when, in the course of reporting a claim to obtain benefits, he or she intentionally misrepresents a material fact to obtain a benefit to which the claimant is not otherwise entitled.  A misrepresentation is material when it is relevant to whether benefits will be paid or the amount of benefits to be paid.

 

Some Examples of Workers Compensation Fraud:

 

Ø      Filing a workers compensation claim for an injury that is known with certainty to be completely unrelated to employment.

Ø      Lying about earnings received from employment other than the employment in which you were listed.

Ø      Purposely misleading or exaggerating one’s current medical condition to receive workers’ compensation benefits.

 

Making false statements for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits may result in civil and criminal penalties for the individuals that make such statements.  Roanoke Rapids Graded School District supports activities to detect and combat workers compensation fraud!

 

This letter is not intended to discourage the legitimate use of the workers compensation system.  You should report any bodily injury that you believe is work-related to your supervisor at once.

 

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I acknowledge receiving this information and understand the content of this memo.

 

 

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Employee Signature                                                                 Date