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Help for Victims of Mental and Emotional Workplace Stress
July 5th is Workaholics Day. A light-hearted observance encouraging people to evaluate their workload and take a breather. Workaholics are a breed of workers who just don’t know what to do when they aren’t facing an avalanche of work. They may work long hours simply because they are happiest when they are productive. They may…
Advantages of Complying with Medical Treatment
An injured worker in the state of Georgia is entitled to medical care for work injuries at the expense of the employer and the insurance company that handles the company’s workers’ compensation. In accordance with state laws, Georgia employers and their companies’ insurance carriers are granted the right to direct the medical treatment of injured…
Common Reasons for Workers’ Compensation Denial
Even if a workers’ compensation claim seems like a guarantee, there are seemingly endless reasons that a claim could be denied. Pre-existing injury – An employee who has been previously hurt may aggravate his injuries while performing his job. Employers typically use the pre-existing injury defense to deny a worker’s claim. Offsite injuries – A…
Tips to Keep Young Workers Safe
With school out, it’s a great time for older students to join the workforce. They can fatten up their wallets, gain work experience, make connections that will help them in future job searches, and build their character in the process. Students who work summer jobs often return to school more mature and disciplined. Employers should…
Workers’ Compensation FAQ
Workers’ compensation provides benefits to those who are injured on the job. It can be difficult to navigate the steps for filing workers’ compensation claims. Here are some basic Q&As to help injured workers understand the process better. What is workers’ compensation? Workers’ compensation is comparable to most insurance policies. It’s goal is to…
Keeping the Workplace Safe
National Safety Month, observed every June, aims to raise awareness about essential safety issues in day-to-day life. The council is dedicated to reducing the leading causes of injuries and death in the workplace, home, and on the road. Workers and employers alike must be concerned about safety in the workplace. They should work together to…
Suffered a Second Accident While on Workers’ Compensation?
Subsequent Unrelated Injury under Georgia Work Comp Law Unfortunately, some workers’ compensation recipients suffer a second and unrelated accident while under care for their work injury. Georgia workers’ compensation law allows the insurance companies to suspend or “cut off” benefits when an injured worker suffers a significant “subsequent non-work related injury” severe enough to relieve…
Should I Hire An Attorney For My Work Injury Claim? If So, How Do I Choose One When There Are So Many Attorneys In Atlanta, Georgia
An often asked question is “Should I hire an attorney for my work injury claim?”. That question requires a look at the Georgia workers’ compensation process and it also may depend on what is happening in your specific work comp claim. Like other accidents, no one plans to be hurt on the job. It just…
Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Georgia are Due to Injured Workers, Even Those Who Are Undocumented or Considered an Illegal Alien
In order to receive workers’ compensation benefits in Georgia, the employee must demonstrate that he or she is an “employee” of the employer. The State Board will evaluate whether there is a valid employment relationship for the purposes of work comp benefits. The State Board is directed to construe this relationship liberally. According to the…
What If The Work Comp Authorized Treating Physician, or ATP, Says Negative Things About Me In The Medical Records?
The Georgia Workers’ Compensation system relies on a duly licensed physician to serve as the work comp “authorized treating physician”. This physician is often referred to as the ATP and his or her opinion and language in the medical narratives carries a lot of influence with the direction of a workers’ compensation or occupational injury…
Trial Preparation From Start To Finish For Paralegals
Thanks for attending the November 10, 2016 seminar Trial Preparation From Start to Finish For Paralegals and the session Succeeding at Trial. Attached you will find the information we discussed including the reference lists and the PowerPoint. It was a pleasure to be at the seminar. If Ramos Law Firm can assist in any way,…
Hurt at Work and Now My Phone Won’t Stop Ringing: Who are these people calling after my work accident?
Once you get hurt on the job, a host of people may be calling you trying to get information from you regarding your work injury. It is important to distinguish what their motives are for calling. First, if a lawyer is calling you before you are soliciting a call from them, this is improper. Be…
Are You an Injured Coke Worker That Has Been Terminated or Worried About Termination?
As we mentioned in our Beverage and Food Industry page, workers employed at these manufacturing facilities in Atlanta such as Coke and Coca Cola Enterprises are particularly vulnerable to sustain occupational injuries. These may include back injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder injuries, and many more. We have found that Coke and its partners often hire…
Catastrophic Workers Compensation Claim Definition – What Are My Rehab Benefits and Entitlements?
Rehabilitation benefits are services that the State Board determines are “reasonably required and appear likely to restore an injured employee to (a) maximum physical condition and (b) suitable employment. These goals may be attained through medical care, treatment, counseling, vocational assistance, job planning, or additional training. See, O.C.G.A. § 34-9-200.1; Pringle v. Mayor of Savannah,…
Is Avvo a Credible Legal Resource?
If you watch much TV, you may have seen the commercials for Avvo, the online legal directory service. They’re clever TV spots for certain. But is Avvo a credible legal resource? Avvo was founded in 2006 out of Seattle by a lawyer who was then Expedia’s general counsel. Seeing the need for a credible resource…
Will Georgia Employers Opt-Out of Workers’ Compensation responsibility?
A well-funded special interest lobbying coalition is pushing to eliminate the Georgia Workers’ Compensation System. As I wrote about a couple of months ago, the “Association of Responsible Alternatives to Workers’ Compensation” (ARAWC), funded by approximately two dozen national corporations is at the helm of this effort. In its drive to squash workers’ comp, the…
Repetitive Motion Injury in Meat-Packing
Workers in the meatpacking industry have long complained of high risk of injury on-the-job. From lacerations to toxic substance exposure, bacterial infections and falls, workplace injuries in meat-packing are abundant. Perhaps the most commonly-reported injury among meat-packers is repetitive motion strain. In fact, repetitive motion injury in meat-packing is has grabbed national attention. Since the…
Protecting Braves Stadium Construction Workers
Construction workers erecting the massive SunTrust Park in Marietta, Georgia are the focus of a partnership–in hopes of protecting Braves stadium construction workers from injury on the construction site. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Georgia Tech Research Institute, the Associated General Contractors of Georgia and American Builders 2017 are working together to increase safety, reduce illness…
Heat-Related Illness On-the-Job
With temperatures soaring well into the 90’s in Georgia this week, it’s a good time to become aware of precautions to prevent heat-related illness on-the-job. Workers in construction, roofing, landscaping, surveying, roadside work or any other line of work that involves physical exertion in the outdoors, need to be keenly aware of the dangers of…
Teens injured in Fast Food Restaurants
As we head into the dog-days of summer in Georgia, many of our young people are forfeiting the pool for long days at work, attempting to save money before starting back to school. And with the uptick in seasonal employment, we see a rise in injuries, especially among teens. Teens injured in fast-food restaurants is a…