Do I Get a Penalty for Late Workers Compensation Checks?
If you are out of work as a result of an injury, it is very important that you receive your weekly checks on time. You have bills that you need to pay. Not receiving your checks on time can cause you to pay your bills late and result in late penalties. So what do you […]
Getting Workers Compensation Surgery Approved
You rightfully expect that the workers compensation insurance company would pay for the medical treatment you need when you get hurt at work. You would also expect that your workers compensation doctor would be the one making decisions about what medical treatment you need. When a surgery recommendation happens, this means that your several things […]
What Happens if I Settle My Workers Compensation Case?
Almost everyone has heard about workers compensation settlements. Lawyer commercials on TV often talk about them. But, most people do not have a complete understanding of what a settlement is. You need to understand the decision you are making in order to make a good decision. Before settling your workers compensation case, it is a […]
What Workers Compensation Benefits Can I Receive While Working?
Georgia’s workers compensation rules confuse many people. These rules become even more confusing when you go back to work after an injury. Do your workers compensation benefits just stop when you get back to work? Many people with injuries go back to work even though they still have limitations. With serious injuries, these limitations can […]
Workers Compensation and Short Term Disability
Workers compensation is one benefit that is available to you when you suffer an injury on the job. You may also have other benefits available to you. Sometimes, these other benefits pay money in addition to workers compensation. Other times, the benefits reduce or replace what workers compensation pays. Short term disability is one of […]
Will I Get Fired if I Settle My Workers Compensation Case?
People often have questions about what a workers compensation settlement is and how it affects them. One way that a workers compensation can affect you is your employment status. Many workers compensation settlements require people workers to quit their jobs as part of the settlement. Many people wonder whether insurance companies are really allowed to […]
What is Workers Compensation?
We have all heard the term “workers compensation”. But, what does that term really mean? What the term means may not have mattered to you much until you were forced into the workers compensation system after an injury at work. But then, you find yourself dealing with workers compensation, and you probably have many different […]
Does the Insurance Company Pick My Case Manager?
The term case manager means different things to different people in a workers compensation case. Sometimes, insurance companies will refer to the adjuster or claims manager on your case as a case manager. That person is not technically a nurse case manager. The adjuster or claim manager is the person who makes decision for the […]
Can I Back Out of My Workers Compensation Settlement?
Most people have heard about workers compensation settlements. They understand that settlement generally means payment of an amount of money to end a workers compensation case. But, many people do not understand the specific details of how settlements work. One question that people often wonder about is whether they can change their mind about a […]
What Can I Do If Workers Compensation Denies My Case?
Workers compensation was set up to pay benefits to you when you suffer an injury at work. These benefits basically cover your medical costs plus time that you miss from work. Insurance companies do not always pay benefits when they should. Sometimes, they deny part or all of your case. How does the workers compensation […]
