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As of January 3, 2012, Kia Motors Manufacturing in Georgia indicated that it finished its $100 million expansion to boost annual production. Automotive jobs are labor intensive and often dangerous. While the obvious, blunt traumatic injury occurring on the job should be covered under workers’ compensation, repetitive motion injuries are also covered under the workers’…
Sears announced that it will close six Georgia stores as follows: Sears in Macon; Kmart in Atlanta, Buford, Columbus, Douglasville and Jonesboro. Florida will be hit the hardest by the closing of Sears and Kmart stores, losing 11, according to a preliminary list of 79 planned closures released Thursday
Georgia’s State Board of Workers’ Compensation released a “capsule look” at the 2010 financial information relating to workers’ compensation income and “medical only” benefits paid in 2010. The report was based on
In Atlanta, many of our employees work the Hartsfield – Jackson International Airport. Recently, we represented a client who worked for The AirServ Corporation. AirServ provides cargo, cleaning, security, and ramp handling for the aviation industry. In our case, an employee was responsible for cleaning the airplane cabins. As
In the unfortunate and tragic death caused by a work accident, the deceased employee’s spouse or children may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. O.C.G.A. § 34-9-13. There was an issue as to whether alien or foreign dependents were limited or excluded from these death benefits. The Workers’ Compensation Act (prior to 1995) made an…
What happens when an employee is hurt on the job, comes back, but then goes back out because of the work injury? The problem that presents is itself is whether the reason for the disability is a “change of condition” of the previous injury or a “fictional new date of accident”. The distinction can be…
Poultry workers employed at Cagle’s may be faced with added problems as Cagle’s will eliminate 300 positions at its Pine Mountain Valley, Georgia facility. It is uncertain if these
In situations where an employee becomes deaf or suffers an occupational hearing loss, recovery under the workers’ compensation act can be tough. The statute governing such claims are very technical. For example, an employee
Yes, the Workers’ Compensation Act provides that “Employer/Insurer shall furnish the employee entitled to benefits under this chapter such medical, surgical, and hospital care and other treatment, items and services which are prescribed by a licensed physician . . . reasonably required and appear likely to effectuate a cure, give relief, or restore the employee…
An injury to an employee’s back or neck can happen suddenly, or over time. For example, many back injuries suddenly occur such as lifting heavy boxes of paper, beverages, or construction material. This immediate pain is also accompanied by a limited range of motion and missed time from work. In these situations, the injured employee…