Blog Posts in October, 2010
Posted on Oct 25, 2010 By Brian Sumrall
Sadly, employers frequently terminate injured workers after they file a workers' compensation claim. In Georgia, if your employer terminates you as a result of your work injury the workers' comp ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2010 By Brian Sumrall
If you are injured on the job in Georgia, you have a certain degree of control over who treats you for your work injury. Your employer is required to maintain a list of workers' compensation ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2010 By Brian Sumrall
Many injured workers believe they have to actually be involved in a specific work accident to be entitled to workers' compensation benefits in Georgia. That is not the case. If your job causes a ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2010 By Brian Sumrall
Employees are covered under the Georgia Workers' Compensation Act, but independent contractors are generally not covered. Insurance companies frequently deny workers' compensation claims based on the ...
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