Levinson & Axelrod has learned of a case tried in the US District Court in the District of New Jersey in which a concrete company lied to its workers compensation insurance carrier in order to receive benefits for a non-employee. The workers compensation carrier alleged this was a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and counted as mail fraud; the court ruled against the carrier. If you are having trouble receiving the workers compensation you deserve, the New Jersey workers comp lawyers of Levinson & Axelrod can help represent your interests in court.

According to the case, the worker in question was injured while working at the home of a relative of the concrete company’s owner. Despite the fact that this man was not employed by the company, the company’s owner allegedly induced the worker to claim he was an employee for the workers compensation benefits. The carrier paid over $250,000 in benefits before realizing the fraud. However, the court ruled that this fraud does not constitute mail fraud under the terms of RICO.

If you or someone you love has been injured on the job and isn’t receiving the workers compensation money he or she is owed, contact the New Jersey workers comp lawyers of Levinson & Axelrod today by calling 800-346-5529.