August
13, 2007 Source:
WorkInjury.com,
Sacramento Business Journal
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New Report: California WC Fraud Rampant!
According to a just released report from two UC Berkeley researchers, cheating employers may be hiding up to 75% of their actual payroll to reduce their workers' comp. premiums.
Although long suspected, this was the first report to quantify the extent of fraud in workers' comp payroll reporting in California.
The report says such industries as roofing, logging and other high-risk businesses are especially prone to such fraud. And, the report continues, honest employers may be paying up to 8 times what they should be because of it!
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