Blog Posts in June, 2012

One of the most frequent problems with the Georgia workers' compensation system is late weekly benefits checks. Injured workers are at the mercy of the workers' compensation carrier to issue weekly ...

Negligence is essentially irrelevant in Georgia workers' compensation claims . As a general rule, if an individual is injured at work the workers' compensation carrier is required to pay for lost time ...

Generally speaking, Georgia is a "no fault" state with regard to workers' compensation claims. If you are injured at work the workers' compensation carrier is supposed to pay for your claim regardless ...

Once an injured worker reports a claim to a supervisor, the claim is usually sent to a workers' compensation claims adjuster for review. The adjuster will investigate the claim. He or she will ...

One of the most common questions asked of workers' compensation attorneys is "will the insuance company hire a private investigator to follow me if I file a wokers' compensation claim?" In my ...

In Georgia, the only way to settle a workers' compensation claim is to reach an agreement with the workers' comp insurance company as to the future value of the claim. Settlement generally closes out ...