See Articles Written by the Ramos Law Team About Injured On the Job in Georgia
A claimant may receive weekly income benefits, when an insurer voluntarily commences payment of benefits or when the Board orders payment benefits. Due to the financial pressures many claimants experience when they are unable to work
Being injured on the job can be embarrassing and some workers fail to report their injuries until the condition is much worse. While this is understandable, the workers’ compensation law provides that the injured worker must report their accident to his or her supervisor as soon as possible and within 30 days after the accident. …
It is not surprising that the largest employer of Georgia workers is the State of Georgia itself. The State of Georgia has dozens of agencies from the State Accounting Office to the Department of Transportation. Under the workers’ compensation code, state workers are included as eligible employees for benefits should they be injured on the…
In conjunction with the Georgia State Bar and the YLD’s Minorities In the Profession Committee, the Ramos Law Firm organized and presented “Law Day” to the Latin American Association in Atlanta, Georgia on June 27, 2009. The event was designed to provide an educational forum to
When the Employer/Insurer “controverts” or determines a workers’ compensation claim is not compensable, the Employer/Insurer will not pay for the injured Employee’s medical treatment. Consequently, the injured Employee will be responsible for finding a physician to treat with and for payment of his or her medical bills. This determination does not
Most individuals enjoy a certain level of privacy regarding their medical history. Most employees are weary about sharing intimate details about their medical history with the employer/insurer; however, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 34-9-207, the employer/insurer may be entitled to this information. In a Georgia workers’ compensation claim
A common question that the Atlanta attorneys of Ramos Law Firm are asked is “how much is my case worth?” While there is no amount of money that could fully compensate an injured worker for the pain and heartache she experiences, the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act provides a framework to consider. First, it is important…
Workers’ Compensation Hearings In a Georgia workers’ compensation case, neither party is not entitled to a jury trial. Instead, the injured worker or the employer is entitled to an “evidentiary hearing” before an administrative law judge (ALJ) with the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. This “bench trial” is considered injured workers’ or employer’s “day in…
In our Georgia workers’ compensation practice, injured workers often ask, “when is the right time to settle my workers’ compensation claim?” When considering that the fact that in an accepted workers’ compensation claim, the insurance company furnishes remedial medical care to the injured worker, we often recommend that the employee reach “maximum medical improvement” (MMI)…
With any injury or illness, it is common for a primary treating physician to find it necessary to refer the patient to another doctor for specialized care. Obviously, in a workers’ compensation setting, this is also possible. The question then arises, how does the Workers’ Compensation Act provide for such referrals?