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Mileage & How It Relates to a Workers' Compensation Claims June 21, 2020
Georgia workers' comp carriers are required to pay for all mileage with authorized providers for r easonable and medically necessary medical treatment. Mileage must be submitted within one year of the ...
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Pre-existing conditions and work comp injury. June 15, 2020
In Georgia , if you aggravate a pre-existing condition on the job, you should be covered under workers' comp . For example, if you had back surgery 10 years ago and re-injure your back in a car ...
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Functional Capacities Evaluation & Workers' Compensation Claim March 3, 2020
A Functional Capacities Evaluation (FCE) is a test designed to measure an injured worker's physical capabilities. An FCE examiner will guide the injured worker through a series of physical tasks over ...
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Workers' compensation settlement. December 6, 2018
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 ...
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Aggravation of pre-existing condition on the job. November 26, 2018
Under Georgia workers' compensation law , a workers' compensation carrier is required to provide treatment for an aggravation of a pre-existing condition. However, they are only required to provide ...
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Damages for pain and suffering in a workers' comp case. April 4, 2018
In Georgia , unfortunately, there are no pain and suffering damages allowed against an employer in a workers' compensation claim . However, if a third party (other than a co-worker or representative ...
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