Workers’ Compensation

If you sustain an injury on the job in Georgia, you have the right to collect workers' compensation benefits from your employer. Per Georgia law, these benefits should cover the cost of medical expenses, lost wages, rehabilitative services and select other expenses....

One of the benefits of being an employee in Georgia is that your employer most likely must carry workers' compensation insurance under the law. Worker's compensation provides you with benefits if you are injured while at work. This insurance takes the burden off you...

Workers in Georgia have certain protections under the law. These protections allow you to seek compensation if you're ever injured on the job. Harriss and Hartman Law Firm, P.C., can explain the purpose and various benefits of workers' compensation in greater detail....

When you are hired to work for your employer in Georgia, chances are you will be given materials that discuss how your workers' compensation benefits will function in a situation where you receive an injury or illness at work. It is imperative that you read through...

Georgian residents like you can run into trouble at work no matter what your job is or what you're doing. To prepare for these incidents, most workplaces have workers' compensation policies or insurance. But are there any situations that these things don't cover? As...

When you get injured in Georgia and go to court, you often can collect damages for pain and suffering. If you get injured on the job, instead of going to court, you file a claim with workers' compensation. You may wonder if you are entitled to payment for pain and...

If you have an accident and are injured on your job in Georgia, you can file a claim with workers' compensation to get payment for your medical costs and lost wages. It is up to them to then process the claim and determine if you will get paid and what you will get...

Georgia workers seeking workers' compensation want their claims to be processed quickly, but sometimes an employer or an insurer will dispute the claim. Should a claim be turned down, the injured worker can seek recourse in a workers’ compensation trial. One of the...

If you suffer permanent blindness as a result of a workplace injury, the nature of your injury can entitle you to permanent benefits in your workers’ compensation package. Georgia law describes a number of injuries that qualify as catastrophic injuries. Workers that...

If you, like many others, make your living working at Georgia construction sites, you probably know a thing or two about how to protect yourself on the job. Working in the construction industry involves inevitable dangers, and while new workers always face a high risk...