Louisiana Workers' Compensation Fraud Poster
The Workers' Compensation Fraud Poster is a labor law posters poster by the Louisiana Office Of Human Resources. This is an optional poster, so while it is recommended that you post this if it is relevant to your employees, you are not required to by the Office Of Human Resources.
This is a new state poster which was released which depicts worker compensation frauds and contains the fines and legal penalties for commiting a fraud. There is also a hotline number provided for people to call if they think someone is engaging in this type of fraud
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Other Louisiana Labor Law Posters 4 PDFS
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- Original poster PDF https://www.laworks.net/Downloads/Posters/OWCA_Fraud_Poster.pdf , updated February 2024
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- Louisiana Office Of Human Resources
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