Voc Rehab Firms Indicted for WV Fraud

West Virginia Workers' Compensation Division Executive Director Greg Burton announced yesterday that the Kanawha County Grand Jury granted indictments against two out-of-state vocational rehabilitation companies for fraudulent billing. According to Burton, the fraudulent billings were costing the division an estimated $15,000 to $20,000 per month depending on the number of injured workers to whom the two companies were providing services. Both providers have been suspended from doing business with the division, effectively immediately, and their active caseloads are being transferred to other...