What is considered a catastrophic injury and how is the workers comp case approached?

June 30, 2010

What are catastrophic injuries? Depending on the nature of your on-the-job injury, you are entitled to certain benefits that Worker’s Compensation insurance provides for you as the injured employee. Typically, on-the-job injuries are categorized as either being “catastrophic” or “non-catastrophic.” Here are a few accepted categories of catastrophic injuries: Severe paralysis Severe head injuries Severe [...]

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What do I need to know about returning to work on “light duty”?

June 17, 2010

Definition of “light duty” where your job is concerned “Light duty” is a terminology that refers to the amount or work performance capacity you have when returning to the job after an injury. In some instances, a physician will release you from medical care if they feel that you have sufficiently recovered from your injuries, [...]

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TTD Benefits Explained

June 10, 2010

What is TTD and what are TTD benefits? One of the legal terms that you oftentimes hear in Worker’s Compensation cases is TTD or Temporary Total Disability. TTD benefits are one of the three types of cash benefits available to the injured worker. The other 2 types are (Permanent Partial Disability) and TPD (Total Partial [...]

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How being a “malingerer” can hurt your workers’ comp case

June 3, 2010

What is malingering and what does it mean to be a malingerer? The medical term for the exaggeration or fabrication of mental or physical symptoms for the purposes of secondary gain, usual financial in nature and oftentimes fraudulent, is known as “malingering.” The person who is malingering is a “malingerer” and does so in order [...]

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When injured on the job, use the workers comp system to your advantage (and use your brain!)

May 28, 2010

Steps to take whenever you are injured on the job The primary purpose of the Georgia Worker’s Compensation system is to ensure that any employee who is injured at their place of work receives income benefits as well as medical treatment while they are not working. Your employer does not have the right to deny [...]

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Can I sue my employer?

May 21, 2010

The nature of Georgia’s “no-fault” worker’s comp system and why you cannot sue What is a “no-fault” system? In the state of Georgia, every employer who has 3 or more employees is required by law to provide their employees with Worker’s Compensation Insurance. In Georgia, Worker’s Compensation Insurance is set up as a “no-fault” system, [...]

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The Posted Panel of Physicians and Challenges to the Posted Panel

May 13, 2010

What is the Posted Panel of Physicians? In the state of Georgia, Code Section 34-9-201 provides employees of a business (having 3 or more employees) with a posted panel of physicians which contains at least four independent physician’s names to send the employee to should they get injured on the job. There are also provisions [...]

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No Liability Stipulations: Pros and Cons

May 6, 2010

What is a “No Liability Stipulation”? As it applies in workers’ comp cases, the No Liability Stipulation basically means that the two parties in the case have agreed to disagree, but that they are willing to settle nonetheless. In these types of cases, the two parties are the injured employee and the employer/insurance company. For [...]

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Who is the “Nurse Case Manager” and Should You Trust Her?

April 25, 2010

Workers’ compensation insurance carriers in Georgia often bring in “nurse case managers” to help coordinate medical care for claimants who have serious injuries or who need to see more than one doctor.  Who are these people and should you trust them? In general I advise my clients to be very careful when speaking to or [...]

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Notify Your Workers’ Comp Attorney in Advance if You Plan to Move to Another State

April 21, 2010

If you have a workers’ compensation claim and plan on moving to another state, it is important that you notify your workers’ compensation attorney of your intent to move as soon as possible. You want to be sure to give your workers’ comp attorney plenty of time to help you coordinate the medical care and [...]

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