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When you file a workers’ compensation claim in Georgia, you have choices for how to receive your benefits. Choosing the right payment method can affect how you manage daily expenses. It also affects your ability to cover medical needs over time. Understanding the...
Qualified employees who suffer work-related injuries or illnesses receive workers' compensation benefits. These benefits serve as a vital source of income and repayment for individuals who cannot work due to their condition. If you receive workers' compensation, you...
There is no easy answer to whether or not workers' compensation benefits are taxable. The simplest is that it depends on the type of benefits. Technically standard workers' compensation is not taxable on a federal or state level. What is workers' compensation?...
After getting hurt on the job, your employer's workers' compensation insurer started paying for treatment and disability benefits. However, a sudden end to those benefits may find you back in a poor financial situation. Can the insurer cut your payments off? Find out...
A recently released study looked at how quickly people see a doctor and return to work in a couple of different situations: those who have health insurance for non-work-related injuries or illness compared and contrasted with employees who suffer a work-related...
There is no question that the Social Security Disability (SSD) program takes a long time. When you apply, you may have to wait several months or years for the initial decision. In most cases, people do not have their first application approved. As a result, you may...
After you’ve been injured on the work site, you can file for workers’ compensation. The first question on most workers minds is how much of their weekly salary will they receive? The law in Georgia is simple: You will receive two-thirds of your weekly pay but not more...
A serious accident at work may cause you to miss work for a long time. In the worst case, you may be unable to return to your old job--or any other job. So how will you support your family?Georgia workers' compensation is designed to cover medical bills and provide a...
A workers' compensation settlement is when an injured worker trades his or her right to continue receiving medical or wage loss benefits in exchange for a lump-sum payment. It is an important decision, and one the injured worker should not make lightly.Here are some...
Georgia workers who have suffered workplace injuries may be concerned about the level of medical and income coverage they may be entitled to receive. They may find comfort in knowing that all medical expenses, including prescription payments and traveling expenses,...