When you are hurt on the job, you should be concerned about both short term problems and the long term effect of your injury.
In the short term, you need medical care, transportation reimbursement for when you go to the doctor and weekly wage benefits. Not surprisingly I spend a great deal of time focusing on these matters when I am representing a client who was recently injured.
But you should also pay attention to the long term impact of your work injury. Will you be able to go back to work and, if so, under what work restrictions?
These long term concerns are what I focus on when discussing settlement with you.
You may or may not know this but your employer and their insurance company do not have to make a settlement offer. The Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation cannot award a lump sum like a jury might in a state court negligence case. [Read more…] about How and Why Workers’ Compensation Cases Settle