Do Safety Rule Violations Bar Workers Compensation Benefits?
Many employer have safety rules they require employers to follow. Sometimes, the employer has a manual that spells out the rules. Other times, your employer just gives you instructions in writing. If you suffer an injury at work, your employer may try to claim that violating a safety rule caused your injury. Can you still […]
Hiring a Workers Compensation Attorney
You have thought about hiring a workers compensation attorney. But, how do you decide who you should hire? You want to make sure the workers compensation insurance company does not take advantage of you. Yet, many people put off hiring an attorney because they find the process difficult. Some people find it intimidating. If you […]
Authorized Treating Physician
Authorized treating physician is a legal term for your primary doctor in a Georgia workers compensation case. Your authorized treating physician has special privileges in your case that other doctors do not. These privileges affect the workers compensation benefits you receive. Clearly, you need doctors to get good medical treatment. Understanding the privileges and powers […]
How Long Does a Workers Compensation Settlement Take?
Georgia workers compensation settlements require approval. This means that you and the insurance company cannot just agree to settle your case. For a settlement to be official and final, the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation has to approve your agreement. Many people have questions about how the approval process works. In this article, I […]
Permanent Partial and Temporary Partial Disability
When you receive Georgia workers compensation benefits, you may find it difficult to understand what type of benefits you receive. Permanent partial and temporary partial disability are two types of weekly workers compensation benefits. Many insurance companies do not pay workers compensation benefits correctly. They may not pay the right amounts. Often, they do not […]
Requesting a Workers Compensation Hearing
Unfortunately, insurance companies often do not pay the workers’ compensation benefits they should. To get the benefits you deserve, you may have to request a workers compensation hearing. This article discusses how you can request a hearing and gives some insight into what happens between the time you request a hearing and when you go […]
Workers Compensation Deadlines for Medical Treatment
Medical treatment is one of the primary benefits workers compensation pays for an injury. But like the benefits, you must contend with deadlines to make sure you receive this benefit. Georgia’s workers compensation law has a number of different deadlines. You should make sure you know what these deadlines are so they do not affect […]
Temporary Total and Temporary Partial Disability
The lost wages checks you receive from the insurance company often cause confusion. The checks or the check stubs will talk about temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, or permanent partial disability. You may have difficulty figuring out if you are getting the right check. Sometimes, the checks do not even have the complete terminology. […]
Do Workers Compensation Injuries Cause Herniated Discs?
Workers’ compensation back and neck injuries often cause herniated discs. Many people have difficulty getting medical treatment or other workers compensation benefits for these injuries. This article provides information about a few different workers compensation issues for herniated discs: Common reasons workers compensation insurance companies deny claims for herniated discs Common medical treatments covered by […]
What is a Medicare Set-Aside (MSA)?
A Medicare set-aside (MSA for short) is a mechanism sometimes used in settlement when Medicare might have an interest in your workers’ compensation case. Generally, funds from settlement create the Medicare-set aside account. An injured worker then uses those funds after settlement to pay for medical treatment for the work injury. I do not intend […]
