Let’s assume the following facts: An employee works for a construction company based in Atlanta, Georgia; he is assigned to a construction project in Alabama; his employer is not reimbursing the employee for time and travel in the employee’s personal car...
On April 25, 2009 members from the Ramos Law Firm and their families will participate in the Make-A-Wish Walk at Atlantic Station Central Park. The pre-event activities will begin at 8:30 am and the 2 mile walk/run will begin at 10:30 am. This event will raise money...
Pursuant to the case law presented in Georgia Electric Company v. Rycroft, 259 Ga. 155, 378 S.E.2d 111 (1989), an employee’s claim for workers’ compensation benefits may be denied if the employer can prove that the employee lied about old injuries. The...
The Appellate Division recently examined two different scenarios in which a worker was injured while performing tasks that were not part of their job duties and came up with two different results. In the first case, a worker was required to forward her work calls to...
On March 20, 2009, the Georgia Senate passed and adopted House Bill 330 without opposition. This appears to be the bill recommended by the SBWC Chairperson’s Advisory Committee. Notably among the proposed legislative changes, there is a significant modification...
