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Top Five Mistakes Made in Workers’ Compensation Claims
Avoid Making These 5 Workers’ Compensation Mistakes Withholding information. Don’t withhold any information from your employer, doctors, or the insurance company, or it could hurt your claim. Also, be honest about old injuries and prior medical treatment. In a workers’ compensation case, the insurance company will gain access to your medical records and will… Read More »
Do I Really Need a Workers’ Comp Attorney?
An injury can happen at any place and at any time. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), over 3 million employees are injured at work every year. Injured workers depend on workers’ compensation for payment of lost wages and medical expenses while on the road to recovery. Here are several reasons… Read More »
6 Common Mistakes Made When Filing For Workers’ Compensation in Georgia
Getting injured at work is something you should never take lightly. Whether it’s a catastrophic injury or just a sprain, you deserve workers’ compensation benefits if you’ve been injured at work. The Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation reported over 38,000 claims in 2013. What can we learn from this? Job-related injuries happen more… Read More »
The Dangers Present at Poultry Processing Plants
Workers in the animal processing industry are exposed to a much higher degree of risk than most other workers. The leading causes of harm in the poultry industry are respiratory illnesses and traumatic injuries involving equipment and machinery. Every day, hundreds of thousands of chickens are shipped to plants for processing. With the introduction… Read More »
Injuries from Falling Debris
Stepping onto a construction job site without wearing a hard hat is big mistake. One of the leading causes of serious injuries on construction sites is falling debris. To avoid an accident or at least limit injury from an accident, wear safety equipment, be aware of your surroundings and keep an eye out for… Read More »
Medical Benefits for Injured Workers
A work-related injury can lead to physical, financial and emotional difficulties. It can have serious repercussions that can affect injured workers for the rest of their lives. This is why the law safeguards the rights of workers involved in job-related accidents. They are entitled to a variety of income and medical benefits that often… Read More »
Georgia Employer Workers’ Compensation
Georgia law requires that businesses with three or more full-time, part-time or seasonal employees have workers’ compensation insurance. Exceptions to this coverage are railroad carriers, U.S. Government agencies, farm workers and domestic servants. Georgia’s State Board of Workers’ Compensation Enforcement Division is responsible for making sure that businesses throughout Georgia are in compliance with… Read More »
Why You Should Always Carry Your Workers’ Compensation Information
Chancellor Otto von Bismarck of Prussia created the first modern system of workers’ compensation in 1884. From there it gradually spread throughout the western world with various adaptations to suit each country or society’s specific goals and agendas. This system served as the basic model for social insurance programs including those that regulate workers… Read More »
Aggravation of Pre-existing Injury or Condition
Have you recently been the victim of a work-related injury? If so, by law you are entitled to workers compensation benefits for the harm caused by the accident. What if you have a pre-existing medical condition though? How will your claim be affected and what type of compensation will you be able to receive?… Read More »
Construction Site Injuries and Deaths
Anyone who has ever worked in the field of construction knows how physically taxing it can be. Laboring for hours on end is definitely not for the weak; few people are able to work in such positions for extended period of times, at least without sustaining some injuries in the process. Workers compensation attorneys… Read More »
