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If you experience an injury or illness related to your job, you may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits. These payments cover the medical expenses and lost wages associated with serious health issues. These five tips can help you cope with the physical and...
A workplace injury can impact your daily routine and finances. However, an injury can also have a catastrophic effect on your life and that of your family. Understanding what constitutes a catastrophic and a non-catastrophic injury at your Georgia workplace can ensure...
It is frustrating to hear that your workers' compensation claim is not authorized when you have work injuries. If your employer's insurance company denied your medical treatment request, the laws in Georgia give you the right to appeal the decision. Why was your claim...
Regardless of where you work, you have some chance of suffering an on-the-job injury every time you are there. After all, roughly 2.7 million American workers developed an occupational illness or suffered a work-related injury in 2019 alone. Added together, this...
If you have a work-related injury, it may be the kind that grows over time due to your occupation, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Other injuries require immediate medical attention. In any case, there are workers’ compensation rules that you and your employer must...
Workplace injuries and illnesses happen at an almost alarming rate in Georgia and across the country. In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2.8 million private-sector employees suffered nonfatal injuries and illnesses at work in 2019 alone. If you...
If you are not satisfied with a diagnosis or the course of treatment that a medical care provider recommends, it is usually a good idea to seek a second opinion. This is particularly true in the case of work-related injuries. If a physician fails to identify the...
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...
For the past few years, a disturbing trend has spread across the United States. That is, more pedestrians than ever are dying in traffic accidents. In fact, according to a Governors Highway Safety Association Report in 2018, more pedestrians died in automobile...
Perhaps as a manufacturing company employee, you often work in the warehouse lifting heavy crates and boxes. It is a job that is not without risks and injuries are not uncommon. If you should suffer a workplace injury, how should your employer respond? Securing...