Workers' Compensation
When is a lie evidence of fraud under the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act?
- October 13, 2014
- By Allen & Gooch
False Statements and Misrepresentations May Equal Fraud Under La. R.S. 23:1208, it is unlawful for any person “for the purpose of obtaining or defeating any benefit or payment under the provisions of [the Workers’ Compensation Act], either for himself or for any other person, to willfully make a false statement or misrepresentation.” Crafted to discourage […]