Recent Posts in Workers' Compensation Category
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Brian Sumrall
No. You do not have to pay taxes on income benefits received as part of your Georgia workers' compensation claim. Further, you do not have to pay taxes on settlement proceeds from a Georgia ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Brian Sumrall
Absolutlely not. Sometimes, employer representatives attempt to discourage Georgia injured workers from filing workers' compensation claims. Employers who engage in such actions are simply looking ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Brian Sumrall
Unfortunately, there is no right to a trial by jury for workers' compensation claimants. However, injured workers' in Georgia do have the right to have their case heard by an Administrative ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
When an injured worker in Georgia is receiving workers' compensation income benefits, the workers' comp carrier cannot arbitrarily decide to stop those benefits. Unless the 350 week cap has ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
Frequently, workers' compensation claimants who sustain knee injuries require total knee replacement surgery. Of course, the workers' compensation carriers are often hesitant to authorize ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
Life can be very stressful for injured workers relying on weekly workers' compensation checks. First, the workers' compensation carrier is only required to pay two thirds of the injured ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
If you have an Atlanta workers compensation claim and you are missing time from work, the insurance company is required to commence income benefits within twenty-one days after the employer has ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
If you are a workers' compensation claimant in Georgia, you have probably experienced the frustration of medical treatment or testing being delayed. Adjusters handling workers' compensation claims ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
It is quite common for an injured worker to also be receiving workers' compensation income benefits and Social Security Disability benefits. If you are receiving workers' compensation benefits and SSD ...
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Posted on Aug 31, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
If you are considering whether to hire an attorney to assist with your workers' compensation claim, then you have likely encountered some difficulty with your employer or their workers' comp insurance ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
In Georgia, the workers' compensation carrier is required to pay for medications prescribed by an authorized physician as long as the medications are related to the work injury. Workers' compensation ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
Georgia workers' compensation carriers are required to pay for all reasonable and necessary medical procedures. In cases where surgery is recommended, these carriers frequently deny the injured worker ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
Workers' compensation insurance companies frequently hire nurse case managers to advocate for them in workers' compensation claims. These nurse case managers usually tell the injured worker they are ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Brian Sumrall
You can file a workers' compensation claim using Georgia as the jurisdiction if you were injured in Georgia. You can also file a Georgia workers' compensation claim if you were in another state when ...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2010 By Atlanta Workers' Compensation Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Atlanta workers' compensation blog .
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