Claims administrators and benefit managers delight in telling stories about their most fraudulent, their most ludicrously malingering client. But such cases are, thankfully, rare. And they're preventable. True villains, like true saints, are exceedingly rare in this life. While the scientific instrument that can predict the future with 100 percent accuracy has not yet been invented, retrospective analyses of industrial accidents and illnesses show that warning signals are common.
Employees often give clear signals that something's wrong, that they're running out of alternatives.
They ought to fasten that rug to the floor. Someday, somebody is going to break their neck. My wrist gets so sore. I hate to think what it'll be like after a year of this. But supervisors can and do prevent disability daily simply by listening to their employees.