(a) Any person who willfully makes a false statement or representation
of a material fact for the purpose of obtaining or denying any
benefit or payment, or assisting another to obtain or deny any
benefit or payment under this Article, shall be guilty of a Class
1 misdemeanor if the amount at issue is less than one thousand
dollars ($1,000). Violation of this section is a Class H felony
if the amount at issue is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.
The court may order restitution.
(b) The Commission shall:
(c) Any person who threatens an employee with criminal prosecution
under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section for the
purpose of coercing or attempting to coerce the employee into
agreeing to compensation or agreeing to forgo compensation under
this Article shall be guilty of a Class H felony.
(d) The Commission shall not be liable in a civil action for
any action made in good faith under this section, including the
identification and referral of a person for investigation and
prosecution for an alleged administrative violation or criminal
offense. Any person, including, but not limited to, an attorney,
an employee, an employer, an insurer, and an employee of an insurer,
who in good faith comes forward with information under this section,
shall not be liable in a civil action.
(e) The Commission shall report annually to the General Assembly
on the number and disposition of investigations involving claimants,
employers, insurance company officials, officials of third-party
administrators, insurance agents, attorneys, health care providers,
and vocational rehabilitation providers. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994),
c. 679, s. 7.1; 1995, c. 507, s. 25 (a); 1997-353, s. 1.)
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