When you have been injured on the job, workers’ compensation benefits can provide what you need to support your family until you are back to work. It covers medical expenses and lost wages, and many other costs incurred during your recovery process. It will also
Truckers spend a tremendous amount of time on the road, which puts them at higher odds of being involved in an accident. In fact, truck drivers experience one of the highest rates of injury of any occupation and have one of the most dangerous professions
As an injured worker, before you can return to work after sustaining a worksite accident, there are specific conditions that must be met. These conditions are designed to safeguard the rights of you, as an employee, and also to help protect you from further injury
The fact that you were injured at work doesn’t automatically mean you will have your workers’ comp claim validated. There are certain criteria that needs to be met to have a viable claim in Georgia. Claim Criteria There are three main criteria that must be met for
If you are an employee who gets injured while working in Georgia, it is possible you will have to miss some work days as a result. In general, injured employees want to return to work as soon as possible, however, the doctor is the one
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
Each day, millions of Americans go to work in order to earn money and support their family. So what happens when you get hurt on the job? Suddenly, everything is at risk and your family’s financial stability is threatened. Workers compensation claims are confusing and
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
In our last blog, we discussed the tricky ways employers use to commit workers’ compensation fraud. Today, we will look at why employee fraud occurs less than one percent of time and is not a significant problem, despite the rumor mill that circulates saying otherwise. The
Most people understand that as a full-time employee for a company, you are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. But many workers in Georgia are employed either part time or seasonally. Which begs the question, what if you are a part-time worker and sustain an injury