If you get hurt on the job, your first goal is just to get proper medical care. Nothing is more important than your health. After that, however, you may start thinking about the bottom line. What is workers’ compensation going to cover? Understanding as much as you...

Do you ever have the feeling someone is watching you? If you filed a workers’ compensation claim recently, you might be correct. Insurance companies often hire an investigator to follow you around, hoping to see something they could use to deny your claim. When you...

If you’re injured on the job, one of the first things you should do is report the incident to your employer. This allows you to make it 100 percent clear that you were injured at work, which goes a long way in helping you obtain workers’ compensation benefits. Along...

Many Georgia residents are put in harm's way every time they show up for work. However, they do not have the ability to leave their jobs or risk not having an income. The current OSHA safety regime has proven to be insufficient for many industries. Ironically, the...

Many business owners in Georgia and across the U.S. struggle to grow and survive when many of their resources go toward maintaining a safe workplace. Other companies neglect safety altogether and seem to thrive. An international study has found that, as a matter of...

According to data from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, there was a 17% decline in fatal workplace injuries from 1992 to 2017. However, the data also showed that there was a 56% increase in fatal workplace injuries among older workers in Georgia and...

Over 720 citations were issued to employers in Georgia and across the country by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These citations were given for violations of respirable crystalline silica standards that occurred between July 2018 and December 2019....

The construction industry in Georgia, as elsewhere, is fraught with dangers, but these can be largely averted with strong safety programs. A report from Dodge Data & Analytics shows what contractors believe to be essential for the creation of such a program....

Teachers and workers’ comp If you are a teacher, you have probably experienced some struggles related to your job. It is a common conception in our culture that teachers are undervalued and underpaid. Teachers are responsible for cultivating the skills and knowledge...