Welcome to the 3rd installment of my summer long series on Georgia Workers' comp case studies. In the following case study, I discuss workers' compensation and repetitive motion injuries. An overview of DeQuervain’s Syndrome and Lateral … [Continue reading] about Case Study: Workers Compensation and Repetitive Motion Injuries
Case Study: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and Workers’ Compensation
Welcome to the 2nd installment of my summer long series on Georgia Workers' comp case studies. In the following case study, I discuss Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and Workers' Compensation. What is Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy? CRPS or complex … [Continue reading] about Case Study: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy and Workers’ Compensation
What is a “Claimant’s IME” and How Can I Take Advantage of this Powerful Benefit?
I often explain to my clients that a major struggle in any workers' compensation case relates to medical care. Georgia law gives employers the first opportunity to decide where an injured worker must go for treatment but this control is not … [Continue reading] about What is a “Claimant’s IME” and How Can I Take Advantage of this Powerful Benefit?
Case Study: Injured worker’s employer illegally discourages him from pursuing workers’ comp benefits
Throughout this summer, I plan on posting several Georgia workers' compensation case studies. These case studies involve actual cases I have managed in recent years, and they often touch on many issues people may face when going through the workers' … [Continue reading] about Case Study: Injured worker’s employer illegally discourages him from pursuing workers’ comp benefits
Are medical and vocational rehabilitation costs covered under worker’s comp?
What is Worker’s Compensation? Worker’s compensation, or more colloquially worker’s comp, refers to a type of insurance which provides certain benefits to employees that are injured on the job such as income due to lost wages and medical treatment. … [Continue reading] about Are medical and vocational rehabilitation costs covered under worker’s comp?