Pursuing Justice For The Injured And Disabled Since 1992
Injured workers in Georgia are entitled to free medical care under our state's workers' compensation program. Employers are required to provide employees with a choice of at least six doctors who have agreed to provide care under workers' compensation.The doctors on...
If you are recovering from an injury at work, your doctor may approve and your employer offer a light-duty assignment. You may be wondering what this is and whether you have to take it.Many work-related injuries can prevent you from performing some or all of your...
Workers in all industries and all states, including in Georgia, rely on their employers to provide work environments that are free of known hazards and to comply with prescribed safety regulations. While many employers prioritize worker safety, unanticipated workplace...
Owners of industrial companies in Georgia must train workers in the safe operation of machines and the prevention of accidental activation during repairs and maintenance. Supervisors must monitor workers to ensure compliance with safety regulations. A manufacturer of...
Workers in industrial facilities in Georgia and across the country rely upon company owners to prioritize workers' safety. Moreover, preventing workplace injuries helps keep workers' compensation insurance premiums in check. Unfortunately, in some cases, employee...
Working as part of a construction crew on Georgia highways and bridges is hazardous, and workers rely on their employers to properly evaluate work environments for potential safety hazards. Many workplace injuries can be prevented if all safety regulations are...
Construction company owners in Georgia and across the country are required to provide safe workplace environments in which no known hazards exist. While construction sites must be assessed for safety hazards, architectural plans must be followed to avoid unexpected...
A Georgia family is grieving the loss of a loved one while authorities are investigating an explosion that occurred early in the morning of a recent Sunday. The workplace accident that claimed this man's life happened at a grain mill in Rockmart at a facility at which...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently cited a manufacturer in Georgia for safety violations in the October death of a worker in Decatur. The worker was killed when a steel coil weighing three tons fell on him. The company was cited for serious...
Georgia workers have the right to safe workplace environments, and the ideal situation would be for workers to be confident in their employers' commitment to worker safety. One industry in which too many lives have been lost is the oil and gas industry. A recent...