Insurance companies have a new tool to catch workers trying to commit workers’ comp fraud, and it’s as close as a computer screen.

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Tags: Facebook, fraud, Twitter, Workers' comp, YouTube

One of the largest states in the nation, with some of the highest workers’ comp costs, has a new law intended to cut businesses a break.

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Tags: carpal tunnel syndrome, doctors, drunk workers, fraud, Illinois, Workers' comp

Authorities in Minnesota are asking the 759 businesses there that paid an OSHA fine in 2009 to examine their books carefully. They may be the victims of a check-fraud operation.

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Tags: fraud, Minnesota, OSHA fines

It’s true: Managers can find comp fraud by viewing employees’ social networking Web pages.

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Tags: Dollar Tree, fraud, Workers' comp