See Articles Written by the Ramos Law Team About Injured On the Job in Georgia
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 to the remote location; on his way home to Atlanta on a Friday afternoon…
For Claimants who are enrolled in the Injured Workers Pharmacy program, there is not much for you to worry about when it comes to filling prescription medication. Many claimants often have questions
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 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,
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 with regard to the form medical releases (WC-207).
Once a stipulation agreement is approved by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation, the employer generally has 20 days to make the payment. The question arises, then – if a payment is mailed, when does it have to be mailed to be considered timely?
From time to time an injured worker will file a workers’ compensation claim and subsequently die before the resolution of the claim. This is always a sad situation and it can leave the surviving family members and the deceased’s former employer uncertain as to the proper way to handle the pending claim. Initially, one might…
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 34-9-1(4), an employee’s injury may be compensable only if it is an injury “by accident arising out of and in the course of” the employee’s employment. However, even in a case in which an employee is injured during a non-scheduled break the employee’s claim still may be deemed compensable. A court…
In general, the Workers’ Compensation Act provides protection for the employers and insurers from tort actions. This protection is known as the “exclusive remedy provision.” The provision exists to protect the employers and insurers from additional exposure after being legally required to provide benefits without proof of any level of intent or negligence. This protection…
Pursuant to State v. Purmont, 143 Ga. App. 269, 238 S.E.2d 268 (1977), if an employee is injured in an attack by another employee, the employee must not have been the aggressor in order to be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. When asserting an aggressor defense under O.C.G.A. § 34-9-17(a), it is the employer that…