A Department of Investigation probe into potentially fraudulent workers’ compensation claims by city correction officers contributed to saving the city approximately $175 million in the city’s costs over the past two fiscal years, according to DOI.
The investigation, prompted by concerns from the city's Law Department and Office of Management and Budget, focused on an abnormally large number of workers’ compensation claims filed by Department of Correction employees. The agencies had found that DOC’s claims far outnumbered those of other agencies.
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