Injuries and diseases are not overly common in the workplace, which is a good thing. But they do happen. An illness that develops because of the type of work you are doing, or your working conditions, is known as an occupational disease. The disease must
Businesses are always trying to boost their bottom line and usually that means cutting costs somewhere. One of the options many turn to is excluding high level executives and partners from participating in the workers’ comp insurance plan. Doing this, however, could end up being
When an earthquake, fire, flood, hurricane or any other disaster strikes there are many employment laws implicated. It is essential that both employer and employee understand their rights and obligations. Workers' compensation is designed to protect you from almost any type of work-related injury or
In Georgia, if you are injured while on the job your employer is required to pay workers’ compensation benefits to compensate for lost wages and medical expenses. Georgia also considers workers’ comp to be an exclusive remedy barring you from filing a separate lawsuit against