See Articles Written by the Ramos Law Team About Medical
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…
Felicia S. is no stranger to hard work. As a retail manager working with high-end customers, she has learned to transition from up-selling at the make-up counter to packing piles of fragrance boxes at the blink of an eyelash. But after Felicia took a bad fall at work while taking down a visual display, her…
A tragic series of mishaps at an asphalt refining company in Douglas County, Georgia this week is a reminder of how quickly injuries can happen when workers are taken off-guard. It also prompts us to re-visit safety protocol and prevention of injury from hydrogen sulfide gas. The incident at the Asphalt Refining and Technology Company…
Healthcare workers have one of the highest rates of injury than those in any other profession. One of the fastest-growing sectors of the U.S. economy, the healthcare industry employs over 18 million workers. Tens of thousands of nursing employees suffer back and neck injury and other musculoskeletal injuries each year. Additional injury risks include needle-sticks,…
It’s important for an injured worker to take an appropriate amount of time off work after being injured on-the-job. After enough time on temporary total disability, most workers are ready to get back to work. But what happens if that person’s condition changes for the worse after he goes back to work? By that time,…
An independent contractor is not considered to be an employee; and as a rule, is not eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. However, there are factors to be considered in assessing workers’ comp for independent contractors. The definition of employee versus independent contractor has been the focus of a significant amount of litigation. The Court will…
An effort to construct a medical clinic in a remote village in Ghana, West Africa is close to completion. Ramos & Law has supported this medical clinic project since the effort began in 2011. What we hope to be the last shipment of supplies has reached port in Ghana; providing necessities such as toilets, fixtures…
An injured worker who has suffered a back injury often undergoes a series of frustrating events before receiving the help they need. After experiencing pain, workers may be directed to a Concentra, Urgent Care, or Choice Care in Atlanta or DeKalb County, and the practitioner may dismiss the worker with a “back strain or sprain.” Hopefully, an…
Changing physicians while you are “under workers’ compensation” can be tricky. O.C.G.A § 34-9-200(a) requires an employer to furnish the injured employee with medical treatment which “shall be reasonably required and appear likely to effect a cure, give relief, or restore the employee to suitable employment.” O.C.G.A. § 34-9-201(b)(1) allows the employer to satisfy that…
Can I get a referral in a workers’ compensation claim? In many cases the “company doctor” may not have the expertise to adequately treat the injured worker. Therefore, a “referral” may be made to another physician or specialist. For example, an injured employee may treat initially at the Spring Street Concentra Medical Center. These doctors…
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