See Articles Written by the Ramos Law Team About Injuries
Workplace injuries are often caused by random accidents. Some are due to neglect. While the employer has a weighty responsibility to ensure workplace safety, each worker also has the job of protecting themselves and their fellow employees. Here are some of the most common workers’ compensation injuries. Motorized equipment accidents – Workers who drive company…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Shaw industries was named by Forbes Magazine the best employer in Georgia and one of the best in a nation for 2014. Shaw was one of 14 Georgia companies on Forbes’ Best Employers list. The Dalton, Georgia company has recently added new jobs in Georgia, employing 22,500 people. But even this carpet giant is not…