Aggravation of a Preexisting Condition
Often, people are not perfectly healthy when they suffer injuries at work. For example, a person who injures his back lifting at work may aggravate a preexisting condition.  That person may have had some prior back pain or even prior medical treatment. Our attorneys often get questions about whether workers’ compensation covers injuries where an individual […]
Workers’ Compensation Court
Many people have questions about workers compensation hearings. Some of the questions that people wonder about are: Are workers compensation hearings like the courtrooms shown on TV? How long it will take to get to court? Will their case will be decided by a jury? This article will attempt to provide a general overview of […]
Getting Workers’ Compensation Medication Without Delay
Delay and denial of medical treatment by insurance companies is all too common in Georgia’s workers’ compensation system. Â Sometimes, the insurance company will not approve you to go to the doctor. Â At other times, they want to deny specific treatment or testing like an MRI or physical therapy. However, even when medical treatment is being […]
Willful Misconduct Defense in GA Workers’ Compensation Cases
The Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act generally requires employers to pay benefits to employees who are injured while doing their jobs.  Sometimes an employer or insurance company will claim that they should not have to pay benefits because they have an “affirmative defense”. One of the primary affirmative defenses used by insurance companies is the “willful […]
Light Duty Jobs – A Change in the Law
When your doctor releases you to go back to work after a work injury, your employer may offer you a light duty job. Â If you have been injured, you probably want to get better and go back to work as quickly as possible. Â Sometimes, though, you may be asked to come back too soon or […]
Low Back Injuries at Work in Georgia
This is the first in a series of blog articles about some of the most common types of workers’ compensation injuries in Georgia. At the beginning, it is important to state that this series will not comprehensively cover every type of work injury. However, it will attempt to provide some valuable information and direction regarding […]
Changes to Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Rule 104
The Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation made a change in 2014 to Board Rule 104 that will help protect injured workers and benefit the workers’ compensation judicial system at the same time. What Rule 104 does Rule 104 allows an Employer/Insurer to complete a Form WC-104 giving an injured worker notice that his or […]
When Will My Temporary Total Disability Benefits Start?
One workers’ compensation benefit is temporary total disability or TTD benefits.  These are benefits for lost wages.  The insurance company pays these benefits when you are unable to work because of your injury. Also, if you return to work but are making less money because of your injury, you receive benefits for your reduced earnings. […]
Should the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company Be Paying Me Temporary Partial Disability Benefits?
Temporary partial disability benefits should be paid when you are back at work but making less money than you did before your on the job injury. Â This article explains when temporary partial disability benefits are owed and how the amount of temporary partial disability benefits is calculated. Situations Where Temporary Partial Disability Benefits Should Be […]
Determining the Correct TTD and PPD Benefit Amount in Georgia Workers’ Compensation Claims
This is the second in a series of blog articles about wage loss payments (temporary total disability and temporary partial disability benefits) in Georgia Workers’ Compensation claims. The first article in this series discussed what temporary total and temporary partial disability benefits are and when they are first paid in a workers’ compensation case. This […]
