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Failure to Carry WC Coverage In the event an employer is uninsured at the time an employee suffers a compensable work-related injury, the department will pursue reimbursement from the employer of monies paid from the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund in relation to the claim.
Call SWIF at Offer job openings to injured workers. An employer is obligated by law to offer available jobs to its injured workers if the worker is capable of performing the job. Have a list of designated medical providers. The employer may be relieved of its liability to pay for medical services rendered during the first 90 days of treatment if it posts a list of six or more health care providers at least three of which must be physicians and no more than four of which may be coordinated care organizations , the list meets certain other legal requirements and the employee fails to treat with a medical provider on the list.
The employer is required to inform its employees in writing of their rights and duties regarding the provider list and to have employees acknowledge in writing that they understand those rights and duties. After the initial day treatment period, the employee has the option of choosing his or her own doctor. The employee is required to notify the employer within five days of a visit to a non-designated provider.
Strive for an injury-free workplace. Corporations may seek exception from the requirements for certain executive officers. Fraud contributes to the cost of doing business. Anyone who commits fraud may be subject to civil or criminal penalties. An employer commits fraud by understating payroll or misclassifying employee job codes in order to reduce premiums, thus making it difficult for the honest employer to compete in its market.
Medical providers and others may also engage in fraudulent activity by billing for services that were not provided. New UC System. Report Fraud. Contact Us. Page Content. Log on to www. Information For Claimants With Disabilities UC benefit information and services are available to individuals with hearing or speech difficulties through a text telephone service TTY.
If you are prosecuted, you may be subject to a fine, imprisonment, restitution, garnishment of federal tax refunds and loss of future benefits. You may be committing fraud if you lie about the reason you were separated from employment, return to a full-time job or start your own business without telling the department, work part-time and do not report your wages for the week when they were earned, claim benefits when you are not able to work or available for work or allow another person to claim benefits for you.
The department employs multiple detection systems to identify claimants who work while claiming benefits and do not report their wages. If you fail to report wages or otherwise lie about your eligibility, you should expect to be caught. Unemployment Compensation UC fraud is not only a crime, it raises the cost of UC for all Pennsylvania employers and employees. UC is a protection for you now and in the future. Do not jeopardize this protection by committing fraud.
To report fraud, please visit www. It is important that you receive and read all correspondence about your UC claim. If your mailing address, telephone number or email address change, inform the UC service center www. Keeping the UC service center aware of your current contact information will ensure that you receive correspondence from the department.
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