Generally, employees cannot claim workers’ compensation benefits for pre-existing medical conditions since the system only provides benefits to those who suffer injuries in the course and scope of their jobs. However, certain circumstances allow workers with...
Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance that pays for any hospital, therapy or prescription expenses you might incur from a work-related injury or illness. However, there’s a limitation to this coverage in that you can only receive care from an approved medical...
While many warehouse employees receive good pay, it frequently falls short of covering the risks associated with the job. Employees may sustain injuries while on the job that prevents them from working. What kinds of risks may warehouse workers encounter while at...
If you sustain an injury at work, you are entitled to financial restitution through your employer-funded workers’ compensation program – and this is pretty straightforward. But what happens if your injuries did not happen at work? There is a possibility that you could...
You get injured at work, and your boss is not pleased. Not only is this going to slow down their production and keep you off of the job, but they also say that the injury was your own fault. You made some sort of mistake and caused the injury. When things get...
Most employers take steps to ensure that their employees are safe at work. However, accidents still happen. And when they do, resulting in injuries or illness, you may be eligible for financial restitution for the resulting damages through an employer-funded workers’...
Employers and insurance companies always seem to be convinced that an injured worker is somehow “milking the system,” despite whatever medical evidence they’ve been given. Curiously enough, the bigger a worker’s potential claim, the more convinced an insurer may be...
When you get hurt at work, it likely isn't a true accident. The word “accident” implies a situation out of everyone's control. If there was a freak weather incident that led to you getting hurt, then perhaps the situation was truly an accident. However, it is...
You do not need to work in a “dangerous” occupation such as forestry, construction or heavy industry to get sick or injured at work. Even offices contain hazards that could require employees to need costly medical treatment and time off work. Georgia requires all...
Workplace injuries happen every day, and injured employees have a right to expect certain medical and financial needs are met under the state’s workers’ compensation system. While you technically have the right to pick your own physician in Georgia, your options...
