Private investigators can gather evidence against an employee’s injury claim through various surveillance tactics. Some of the typical activities of private investigators in workers’ comp cases include:
- Conducting photo and video surveillance by following employees in public or filming employees outside their homes
- Interviewing employees’ family members, friends, and neighbors to learn more about an injured worker’s daily activities
- Running background checks to determine whether employees have other jobs they continue to hold
- Monitoring employees’ social media accounts for posts that may contradict an employee’s injury claims, such as photos of an employee playing sports or traveling for leisure