Recent Blog Posts
What to Do after You’ve Been Injured on the Job
If you have been subject to a workplace injury, the first thing you need to do is consult an attorney. In order to receive workers’ compensation benefits, a claim will need to be filed. What should you do if you have been subject to a work-related injury? Workplace injuries are very common, and can… Read More »
Questions to Ask Your Potential Workers’ Comp Lawyer
Most employees never think they will be the victim of a work-related injury, but accidents nonetheless happen on the job every single day. If the time ever arises where you are injured while at work, knowing what to do and how to respond is very important. After receiving medical attention, the first thing you… Read More »
The Appropriate Steps to Take after Sustaining an Injury at Work
When a person wakes up in the morning, gets ready for work, and grabs a cup of coffee on the way out the door, one of the last things on their mind is whether they are going to get injured at work that particular day. Of course, there are some jobs that are more… Read More »
Aggravation of a Pre-existing Condition
A common question we encounter is whether an injury sustained at work that aggravates a pre-existing condition is covered by workers’ compensation. Generally, the answer is yes, but it depends on the facts of each case as with most other issues in workers’ compensation. An employer must take its employees as it finds them,… Read More »
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a major issue that affects many people each year. It is a condition that many of us have heard about, but it is still often considered a medical problem that only certain people get. If you perform extensive work with your hands that require, intensive manual dexterity, you will want… Read More »
Cummings & Middlebrooks Secures Surgery Authorization for Injured Client Along with Assessed Attorney’s Fees
The client, a certified nursing assistant, experienced a compensable work accident when she injured her low back while transferring a client from a wheelchair to a bed. The accident was not contested by the insurance company. Diagnostic testing confirmed a disk herniation at L4-5 and moderate pathology at L5-S1. After undergoing over one year… Read More »
An individual must be an “employee” to receive workers’ comp benefits, not an independent contractor
The Workers’ Compensation Act only covers “employees” as defined by O.C.G.A. §34-9-1, the same Code section that specifically excludes independent contractors. “A person or entity shall otherwise qualify as an independent contractor and not an employee if such person or entity meets all of the following criteria: (1) is a party to a contract,… Read More »
Georgia workers’ compensation statute of limitations
The general rule in Georgia is that a claim for workers’ compensation benefits must be filed within one year of the accident date or the right to compensation is barred, not two years as in other personal injury claims. However, the statute of limitations is tolled in cases where income or medical benefits have… Read More »
An injured worker’s duty to provide timely notice of the accident to the employer
An injured employee is required to provide the employer with notice of a work-related accident within 30 days. O.C.G.A. §34-9-80 provides, in part, “no compensation will be payable unless such notice, either oral or written, is given within 30 days after the occurrence of an accident or within 30 days after death resulting from… Read More »
