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Louisiana Printable Free General Labor Law Poster Posters Louisiana Workers' Compensation Fraud Poster

The Workers' Compensation Fraud Poster is a Louisiana general labor law poster poster provided for businesses by the Louisiana Office Of Human Resources. This is an optional notification, so while it is recommended that businesses hang this poster if relevant to their employees, it is not required by the Office Of Human Resources.

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Com mon f o rm s o f w ork e rs ’  c o m pen sa tio n f r a u d  i n clu d e:
·  F ak in g  a n  i n ju ry  o r i ll n ess i n  o rd er t o  c o lle c t w ork e rs ’
c o m pen sa tio n b en efit s
·  C la im in g  t h at a  w ork -re la te d  i n ju ry  o r i lln ess i s  m ore  s e ve re
t h an  i t  r e ally  i s
·  C la im in g  t h at a n  i n ju ry  w hic h  o ccu rr e d  i n  a n o th er lo catio n
hap pen ed  i n  t h e w ork p la c e
·  C olle c tin g  w ork e rs ’  c o m pen sa tio n b en efit s  lo ng  a ft e r a n
in ju ry  h as h eale d	 	
T hese  a c tio ns a re  i lle g al.  U nd er t h e L o uis ia n a W ork e rs ’
C om pen sa tio n la w  [ L o uis ia n a R evis e d  S ta tu te s,  S ec tio n 2 3:
12 0 8],  i t  i s  u n la w fu l:
·  F or a n y p ers o n,  f o r t h e p urp ose  o f c o un se li n g  o r d efe atin g
an y w ork e rs ’  c o m pen sa tio n b en efit  p ay m en t f o r t h em se lv e s
(h im se lf ) o r a n o th er p ers o n,  t o  w illf u lly  m ak e  a  f a ls e
sta te m en t o r r e p re se n ta tio n.	 	
·  F or a n y p ers o n,  e it h er d ir e c tly  o r i n d ir e c tly ,  t o  a id  a n d  a b et
an  e m plo ye r o r c la im an t o r c o un se l  a n  e m plo ye r o r c la im an t
to  w illf u lly  m ak e  a  f a ls e  s ta te m en t o r r e p re se n ta tio n.
T O  R EP O RT W ORK ER S’
C O M PEN SA TIO N
FR A UD  C O NTA C T
Lo uis ia na W ork fo rc e  C om mis sio n	  	
W ork e rs ’ C om pensa tio n F ra u d  S ectio n
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(A ll  in fo rm atio n r e m ain s a no nym ous)	 	
W ork ers ’  c o m pen sa tio n
fr a u d  i s  p un is h ab le  b y
Lo uis ia n a l a w
The  L o uis ia na W ork fo rc e
C om mis sio n is  w ork in g  w it h  la w
e nfo rc e m ent t o  f in d  a n d  p ro se cute
W ork e rs ’ C om pensa tio n F ra u d .
W HA T I S  W ORK ER S’
C O M PEN SA TIO N F R A UD
W hat c an  h ap pen  t o  y o u?
· A ny p ers o n w ho  v io la te s t h e se  p ro vis io ns o f t h e  W ork e rs ’
C om pensa tio n la w  w il l  b e s u b je ct t o  p unis h m ent b ase d  o n
th e  v a lu e  o f t h e  b ene fit s  o r p aym ent o bta in e d .  [ L .R .S .,
S ectio n 2 3 :1 2 0 8(C )]	 	
·  $ 10 ,0 00 o r m ore :  T he  p ers o n s h all  b e im pris o ne d  ( w it h  o r
w it h o ut h ard  la b o r) f o r u p  t o  1 0  y e ars ,  f in e d  u p  t o  $ 10 ,0 00,  o r
bo th .	 	
· B etw een $ 2,5 0 0 a nd  $ 10 ,0 00:  T he  p ers o n s h all  b e
im pris o ne d  ( w it h  o r w it h o ut h ard  la b o r) f o r u p  t o  5  y e ars ,
fin e d  u p  t o  $ 5,0 00,  o r b o th .	 	
· L e ss t h an $ 2,5 0 0:  T he  p ers o n s h all  b e im pris o ne d  ( w it h  o r
w it h o ut h ard  la b o r) f o r u p  t o  6  m onth s,  f in e d  u p  t o  $ 50 0,  o r
bo th .	 	
A ny p ers o n w ho  v io la te s t h e se  p ro vis io ns o f t h e  W ork e rs ’
C om pensa tio n la w  m ay a ls o  b e a sse sse d  c iv il   p enalt ie s b y
th e  w ork e rs ’ c o m pensa tio n ju d g e o r n o t le ss t h an $ 50 0 o r
m ore  t h an $ 5,0 00 a nd  m ay b e o rd ere d  t o  m ake  r e stit u tio n
fo r b ene fit s  c la im ed  o r p aym ents  o bta in e d  t h ro ug h f r a u d .
[L .R .S .  S ectio n 2 3 :1 2 0 8(D )]	 	
A ny e m plo ye e w ho  v io la te s t h e se  p ro vis io ns o f t h e  W ork e rs ’
C om pensa tio n la w  w il l,  u p o n d ete rm in atio n b y a  w ork e rs ’
c o m pensa tio n ju d g e,  f o rfe it  a ny r ig ht t o  c o m pensa tio n
bene fit s .  [ L .R .S .  2 3 :1 2 0 8(E )]	
W ORK ER S’	
C O M PEN SA TIO N	 	
FR A UD

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More Louisiana Labor Law Posters 19 PDFS

Minimum-Wage.org provides an additional eighteen required and optional Louisiana labor law posters that may be relevant to your business. Be sure to also print and post all required state labor law posters, as well as all of the mandatory federal labor law posters.

Louisiana Poster Name Poster Type
Required Workers' Compensation Fraud Poster General Labor Law Poster
Required Creditos por Ingresos Ganados (EIC) General Labor Law Poster
Required Notice of Compliance to Employees Workers Compensation Law
Required Notice to Workers (U.I. benefits) Unemployment Law
Required Earned Income Credit (EIC) Miscellaneous Law

List of all 19 Louisiana labor law posters


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