Each day Georgia workers’ commute to and from work with the reasonable expectation they will arrive unharmed. But what happens when the drive goes wrong and a worker is injured in a car crash? According to the State Board of Workers’ Compensation Handbook, “any injury,
Imagine one day, you go to work and tear your rotator cuff while performing your job duties. You follow all protocol and are seen by a doctor immediately, who determines that instead of surgery, less invasive treatments might be appropriate. You get a second opinion
Many work-related injuries can prevent you from performing your regular duties, but not leave you 100% disabled. In other words, you can still perform some duties just not at your regular capacity. This is when employers sometimes offer ‘light duty’ work that is less demanding
Workplace violence is “violence or the threat of violence against other workers” and can manifest itself in a verbal threat, physical assault, or even an act of homicide. Job-related homicide is one of the leading causes of workplace deaths and some 2 million workers’ become