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Lawmakers hear support for database and QR-coded certificates to curb workers'compensation premium fraud
Summary
Supporters of H.4061 said workers'compensation premium fraud in construction harms workers, honest employers and taxpayers and called for a publicly accessible database of certificates of insurance, QR codes on certificates and insurer reporting of suspected fraud. Construction and carpenter unions and safety advocates described cases of misclass
Representative LeBauch and construction-trade witnesses urged the committee to advance H.4061, legislation to combat workers'compensation premium fraud by creating a public database of certificates of insurance, QR-coded certificates, and insurer reporting of suspected fraud.
Representative LeBauch told the committee that fraudulent employers use labor brokers and shell companies to underreport payroll, misclassify workers, and avoid premiums, citing national and…
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