Workers Compensation Doctors
Many people refer to the doctors who provide medical treatment for work injuries as workers compensation doctors. Some people use the term “company doctors”. Even though Georgia law gives injured workers the right to pick their doctor off the employer’s panel of physicians, many injured workers are sent directly to these doctors without getting offered […]
Dealing With the Insurance Adjuster After a Workers’ Compensation Injury
After an injury at work, you will usually be contacted by an insurance adjuster. The adjuster works for the workers’ compensation insurance company. Instead of using the term “adjuster”, this person may refer to himself or herself as a case manager or some other job title. You may receive a letter from the insurance adjuster. […]
Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)
You may read about maximum medical improvement on some paperwork from your workers’ compensation doctor. Like many medical terms, you may wonder what it means. You probably wonder how it will affect your workers’ compensation benefits. Maximum medical improvement (or MMI for short) means that your injury is basically “as good as it is going […]
What is an Explanation of Benefits (EOB)?
Travelers is an insurance company that often sends out a document called Explanation of Benefits in it Georgia workers’ compensation claims. I have include an example of the pages of a sample Travelers Explanation of Benefits document below with the identifying information removed: If you receive one of these documents, you may have questions about whether there is […]
Does Workers’ Compensation Affect Child Support?
Many people have a legal obligation to make child support payments. Sometimes, these payments are automatically deducted out of a person’s paycheck. Failure to meet these legal obligations can lead to serious consequences. In Georgia, the failure to pay child support could subject you to civil or even criminal liability in some instances. So, what […]
Georgia’s New ICMS System
Georgia’s workers’ compensation system uses many different forms published by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. Insurance adjusters complete these forms to indicate that weekly benefits are starting or stopping or that claims are being denied. Attorneys file forms to request hearings or to file motions among other things. We previously wrote a series of […]
New Medical Treatment Delay Tactics
You need to get medical treatment quickly for your work injury. When you suffer a serious injury, delays in treatment often affect your ability to get better. Sometimes, these delays can lead to permanent limitations and restrictions. The State of Georgia changed its workers’ compensation law a few years ago. This change placed a limit […]
GA Workers’ Compensation Case Management Rule Changes
Georgia workers’ compensation cases are controlled by two different types of rules. One set of rules is the statutes that are passed by the Georgia Legislature. The second set of rules is the Rules of the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation which are passed by the Directors of the State Board. The new Board […]
Continued Efforts to Harm Injured Workers
Workers’ compensation laws vary by state, but all are “statutory”. “Statutory” means that the legislative body in the state has passed statutes (laws) establishing the rules that apply. So, the workers’ compensation system in Georgia is primarily a number of statutes that were passed by our State House and Senate. This is the case in […]
Bankruptcy and Workers’ Compensation
Many people find themselves dealing with bankruptcy and workers’ compensation at the same time. Sometimes, people who are injured at work already have an ongoing bankruptcy case. Other times, a work injury can cause an individual to end up filing for bankruptcy. There are very important rules that you must consider if you have a […]
