The Top Ten Things
An Employer Can Do To Mess Up A
Work Comp Claim!
Nora Vrakas, Director of Risk ManagementConstruction Resources Mgmt.
Douglas Feldman, Attorney-Lindner & Marsack, S.C.
Allison Hanson, MBA, Director of Sales & MarketingTRIUNE Health Group
Tip #1:
•Leaving The Employee
Out of the Internal
Investigation and
Reporting Process!
Tip #2:
•Conversely, Ignoring
The Red Flags That May
Arise During The
Investigation Process!
Tip #3:
•Alienating The Injured
Worker/Keeping Them
“In The Dark”!
Tip #4:
•Failing To File The Work
Comp Claim With Your
Carrier or TPA!
Tip #5:
•Not Accommodating
Light Duty!
Tip #6:
•Either Terminating or
NOT Terminating The
Employee!
Tip #7:
•Abandoning The Claim
After A Favorable IME!
Tip #8:
•From Soup to Nuts:
Letting Your Carrier
Handle The Entire
Claim!
Tip #9:
•Refusing to Rehire A
Claimant!
Tip #10:
•Having An Unrealistic
Expectation Regarding
The Ultimate
Disposition of The
Claim!
10 Tips Down!
What did we learn?
Questions?
Thank you!
Contact Information
Allison Hanson, MBA
TRIUNE Health Group
Allison.hanson@TRIUNEHG.com
262-622-3508
Nora Vrakas
Construction Resources Management
nvrakas@crmanagement.com
262-524-1839
Doug Feldman, JD
Lindner & Marsack, S.C.
dfeldman@lindner-marsack.com
414-273-3910