Georgia Workers’ Compensation Blog

When the workers’ compensation process works as intended, it benefits both injured employees and their employers. Injured employees receive the compensation they need for their medical expenses and lost wages in a timely fashion. At the same time, employers are protected from personal injury lawsuits arising from on-the-job accidents. However, the system doesn’t always work…

Suffering a work-related injury can be costly in more ways than one. Your injuries could be causing you significant pain, and you might have incurred significant costs related to the medical treatment for your injuries. You may be able to obtain compensation for your injuries through your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance. To do so, you’ll…

Loading docks are used at many warehouses, factories, industrial buildings, and retail businesses to deliver and pick up goods and equipment throughout the Augusta area. This can be time-saving for businesses and the workers who must unload and load delivery trucks. However, the docks can become very congested, and workplace accidents are common. Workers can suffer…

In the United States, approximately 2,000 workers a day suffer an eye injury requiring medical treatment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 100 workers a day lose time from work because of their injuries. Some suffer mild symptoms and quickly recover, others become permanently blind, and many suffer an injury between these…

Getting injured on the job can be a painful experience, both physically and mentally in dealing with the insurance company.  Not only do you have to deal with trying to get better, you must also have to watch out for the insurance company’s attempts to deny and devalue your claim at every turn. The Three…

Post-traumatic stress disorder is typically associated with combat veterans, but in reality, anyone can suffer from this condition. From witnessing a tragic accident to anxiety and fear caused by physical injury, the power and control that PTSD has over a person’s life can be overwhelming. Those who have experienced PTSD know that it is an…

If you are injured on the job in Augusta and file a workers’ compensation claim, your employer’s insurance company may want you to work with a nurse case manager. Under a rule implemented by the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation in 2016, you are not required to agree to the help of a nurse case manager if…

You’ve learned the basics of an independent medical examination (IME) in your workers’ compensation case, but in order to strengthen your case, you will need to prepare for your IME like you would any other exam—well, in a manner of speaking. The IME is meant to verify the claims you’ve made in your workers’ compensation case regarding…

If you work in an office setting, you may not believe that you are in danger of suffering a workplace injury, but you could be wrong. While not as dangerous as construction and other manual labor jobs, office work can still lead to workers sustaining an injury in an accident or developing an occupational illness…

Usually, when people think about on-the-job injuries, they picture hazardous jobs such as construction work. It is easy to imagine that people with dangerous jobs could be hurt at work, doing intense physical work at great heights or in tight quarters. What is just as common, however, is that people with regular, “everyday” jobs get…