Georgia Workers Compensation blog
Covers workers' comp and other benefits issues and legal developments.
Author: Jodi Ginsberg is a Workers' Comp lawyer based in Georgia.
Blawg Related Categories: Benefits/ERISA • Labor & Employment • Solos/Small Firms • States • Georgia • Workers Compensation
Recent Posts from Georgia Workers Compensation blog
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Medical Treatment in a Workers' Compensation Case - What You Need to Know
If you are injured on the job and you are a covered worker under the workers' compensation law, your employer is required to provide you with medical care. However, as you may suspect, what you…
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The Importance of Reporting Your Injury Completely and Thoroughly and Why an Incomplete Report Can Damage Your Case
One of the issues that I sometimes face arises from my client's initial report of his injury. When you are hurt on the job, you can help your case greatly by thoroughly and accurately reporting…
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When Should You Expect Your Lawyer to Predict a Settlement Value for Your Case ?
When speaking to prospective clients, I often get the questions "what is my case worth?" and "when will my case settle? I cannot think of any situation where I would be able to answer this…
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Revealing the "Return to Work Trap" in Georgia Workers' Compensation Law
What is the biggest trap that you can face in your Georgia workers' compensation case? Without question, issues relating to your return to work after being injured must be handled very carefully. (...)
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What are the AMA Guidelines and Why Are They Important to My Case?
I am often asked how I know when a case is ready to settle. There are many factors that go into this judgment call, one of the most important being the disability rating assigned to…
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Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Benefits - What Are They and How Much Can I Receive?
If you are injured on the job, start to miss work, and your employer accepts your Georgia workers' compensation claim, you become eligible for temporary total disability benefit payments. How does TTD work and how…
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Light Duty Return to Work - What Should You Do?
Have you received a light duty return to work? What happens if you try to work but the light duty job is too difficult? What does "light duty" mean anyway? Will your temporary total disability…
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Can a Hospital Bill Me Directly for Workers' Comp Related Treatment?
This morning I received a bill in my name for payment due. I called the establishment to inform them that this is a Worknman"s Comp claim and the employee there told me that it has…
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What Can I Do if the Company Doctor Returns Me to Work But I am Still in Severe Pain?
I have worked for my employer for 20 years. (...)
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What Does it Mean to be a Malingerer?
The term "malingering" can cause you a great deal of problems if it appears in your medical records. (...)