If you have a computer and enjoy sufing the web, there is a good chance that you have a profile on Facebook, mySpace, Twitter or any of more than a hundred social media sites. These sites exist to help you connect with others - often for social … [Continue reading] about How Facebook Can Undermine Your Workers’ Compensation Case
Injured Atlanta Cops Fight Workers Comp System
A front page story in the Sunday, May 24, 2009 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution details the struggle of five catastrophically injured Atlanta police officers to obtain needed medical help from the City of Atlanta's workers' compensation … [Continue reading] about Injured Atlanta Cops Fight Workers Comp System
Weekly Wage Benefits are Exempt from Garnishment
A workers' compensation claim can result in many unpleasant changes in your life. Besides the health issues and the stress that you have to deal with, financial problems also often arise. Recently one of my workers' comp clients called me to say … [Continue reading] about Weekly Wage Benefits are Exempt from Garnishment
Carpal Tunnel Diagnosis Need Not Arise from Repetitive Motion Job Tasks
In our Georgia workers compensation law practice, we regularly see carpal tunnel cases. Carpel tunnel syndrome arises when the muscles in the wrist swell and compress the nerve running down the arm into the hand. When this median nerve gets … [Continue reading] about Carpal Tunnel Diagnosis Need Not Arise from Repetitive Motion Job Tasks
How, When and To Whom Do I Give Notice of my On-the-Job Injury?
Several times a year, I get a call from an injured worker who is facing a denial from the insurance company on the grounds that no timely notice of a claim was filed. The Georgia workers' compensation statute contains two separate notice provisions, … [Continue reading] about How, When and To Whom Do I Give Notice of my On-the-Job Injury?