Workers’ comp fraud by bosses rising

The number of suspected fraudulent claims by California employers increased to 2,056 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, almost five times as many as the 417 in fiscal year 2003, according to the state Department of Insurance. Fraud by medical and legal providers also is on the upswing, with 872 cases of suspected fraud in fiscal 2005, more than double the 429 identified in fiscal 2003.