I have written on this subject before; however, it bears revisiting. I cannot overemphasize the importance of caution when it comes to the use of social media by an injured worker. Increasingly, insurance companies, their investigators, and their attorneys are turning to the internet to obtain information to help them defend workers’ compensation claims.
It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Sadly, that can be true. Moreover, a detailed description of recreational activities can have the same ill effect on an injured worker’s claim.
Information put on the internet is not private. Furthermore, by posting information to social media sites, you invite review by adverse parties in a lawsuit. Therefore, be very careful about what information you put on social media. It could come back to haunt you. As Abe Lincoln once said, “Words are hostage to fortune.”