If you are an injured worker who is facing a trial, you don’t get to choose your lay witnesses. Circumstances make those choices for you. However, the same is not true for your expert witnesses, who will specifically be picked by your lawyer within the
After an endless road of submitting documents, answering questions, and meeting with your workers’ compensation lawyer, you are finally offered a settlement from the insurance company. Here are answers to a few questions about what to expect with the settlement process. 1. Will my settlement be
Not all jobs pose the same risk of developing an occupational disease. Some jobs where you work around dusts, fibers, chemicals, or fumes put you at greater risk. Manganese is a mineral found in nature that provides nutrients for various types of animals and plants.
Hiring an attorney is never easy, no matter what the situation. Especially if you are someone without much legal experience. So what happens when you get injured and need a workers’ compensation injury for the first time. How will you know you are selecting the
Being an injured employee is no fun. But what happens if you are an employee who suffers a compensable work-related injury and then suffers a subsequent injury that was not incurred in the course of employment? Would both injuries be compensable as a workers’ compensation
Violence in the workplace is becoming all too common these days. Even teaching has become a dangerous profession that sometimes leads to injury. If a teacher gets injured while on the job, under Georgia law, they are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Common Injuries for Teachers
There are many hazards that restaurant workers have to deal with on a daily basis. And no matter what type of preventative measures the employer takes, accidents still happen. Whether it be a sliced finger, a burn on the arm, or a worker slipping on
If you sustain a work-related injury and file a workers’ compensation claim, assume that you will be followed. Now, you many never actually have any surveillance put on you, but it’s better to be safe than to have videos surface that could da mage your claim. What
There is little doubt that artificial intelligence (AI), automation and technology in general will impact the workforce in every industry- including and perhaps especially the legal sector. AI is helping the legal profession by taking away tedious, arduous tasks and allowing lawyers the time to
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