In workers’ compensation cases, the interest of the injured worker is pitted against those of the employer or insurance company. It is in the injured worker’s interest to get proper medical treatment and workers’ compensation benefits. On the other...
Settling Comp Claims for Injured Workers The workers’ compensation law in Georgia encourages settlement whenever possible. Cases can even be settled before workers physically recover from their injuries. But in most cases, injured workers settle only after...
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...
Getting injured on the job has long-term ramifications for many workers. In addition to loss of income, workers feel entitled to compensation for “pain and suffering” to make up for the emotional and physical toll and injury can take on them. So-Â is pain...
We often get calls from potential clients stating that they have been offered a settlement and they feel it was too low. There are a number of reasons the caller may feel this way. The most obvious reason is that it is too low. The insurance company wants to settle...
Clients often come to us after their claim has been “controverted” or denied asking how that can be changed or “Can I fight a denied workers’ compensation claim?” The good news is, this can be fought. On the downside, it may take a little...
