The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was created to support individuals struggling with the decision between a paycheck and caring for a sick family member or themselves. But some employees take advantage of this act and their employer’s good intentions.

We have investigated cases where individuals have misrepresented family situations to take time off to work at another job or take excursions to the beach. This deception has left companies suffering from a lack of productivity, lost funds and added stress for other employees who must cover for the supposedly unavailable worker. Abuse of the act by your employees can have a significant negative impact on your company and you should protect your hard working employees and the company from this type of fraud.

Stumar’s systematic and disciplined scrutiny of a suspected deception will give you the secure intelligence you need to protect your business. We have been engaged to investigate more than 500 instances of suspected FMLA exploitation and were able to prove FMLA abuses in at least 85 percent of these cases.