Blog Posts in Work Comp Trial by Jury

If you are injured on the job, you should report the injury immediately to a supervisor. If you require medical attention as a result of a job injury , you should also requet medical attention from ...

In Georgia workers' compensation claims , settlement is a voluntary process. A jury cannot award a settlement and a judge cannot award a settlement. The only way to settle a workers' compensation ...

When a dispute arises in a Georgia workers' compensation claim, either party may request a hearing in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). For instance, a workers' compensation insurer may ...

Nurses have difficult and physically strenuous jobs. Nurses often suffer serious injuries to their backs, shoulders and/or necks while moving or manipulating patients. Further, nurses often travel to ...

Georgia workers' compensation law provides for dependency benefits for the spouse and/or children of an employee who is killed as a result of a workplace accident. The amount of the weekly benefit is ...

An Independent Medical Evaluation (IME) can be scheduled by either the workers' compensation carrier or the injured worker in a Georgia workers' compensation claim . If the claim is accepted as ...