Fraud Investigations Help, but Problem Is Much Bigger, Critics Say

Two years after a state audit report slammed the North Carolina Industrial Commission for failing to ferret out noncompliant employers, the agency says its investigations have quadrupled since. But worker advocates and employers say much more needs to be done to curtail a growing problem of lapses in coverage, misclassification of workers and premium fraud — particularly in the construction industry. “The efforts are a start, but they represent 1% of the potential — if the government and the insurance industry would pay attention and address the iss...