Blog Posts in January, 2013

Aggravtions of pre-existing conditions are generally covered under Georgia workers' compensation law. There are a few exceptions or defenses available to the work comp carrier if you aggravate a ...

Under Georgia law, the workers' compensation carrier has twenty days from the date of approval of a settlement to issue a settlement check. If the settlement check is not mailed in a timely fashion, ...

If you are injured at work and unable to work, the workers' compensation carrier is required to pay income benfits. Under Georgia law, workers' comp TTD benefits are two thirds of your average weekly ...

Injured workers in Geogia do have somewhat of a choice as to who acts as their treating physician following a work injury. If an Employer has a valid panel of physiicans in place, then the injured ...

In Georgia, a jury cannot award a settlement in a workers' compensation claim . There is no right to trial by jury for a workers' comp claim in Georgia. However, settlement is still and option in a ...

If you are rear ended while working you could have both a workers' compensation claim and a personal injury claim. You could be entitled to recovery for both the work injury claim and motor vehicle ...