There is evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse of the system in all states that have passed workers’ compensation laws. However, the public outcry against fraudulent claims is making states much less tolerant of, and much more attentive to, abuse. For example, the Ohio legislature passed that allows criminal charges to be brought against employees, physicians, and lawyers who give false information in a workers’ compensation case. That is a positive trend. However, even these measures will not completely eliminate abuse. For this reason, it is important for organizations to know how to spot employees who are trying to abuse the system by filing fraudulent workers compensation claims with suspicion However just because one or more of these factors are present dose not mean that and employee is attempting to abuse the system Rather these are simply factors that should raise cautionary flags