Ask a Workers Compensation Attorney: What Is The Value of a Workers’ Compensation Claim in Atlanta? As a workers compensation attorney my job is to pursue all benefits to which you’re entitled. Workers’ compensation consists of medical benefits, as well as income benefits. Each case is unique and valued differently. The value of your claim …
If and when you receive a medical release to return to work after a work injury in Atlanta, your workers’ compensation benefits will be adjusted accordingly. They may be reduced if you’re released to light duty, or they may stop if you’re released to full duty. Released to Light Duty If your physician determines that you can …
When you are injured on the job and qualify for workers’ compensation benefits, you will receive a weekly income replacement check. Georgia’s workers’ compensation calculator uses an average of your pre-injury income to determine your benefit amount. Injured workers receive two-thirds of their average weekly wage. There are some types of situations in which this …
When you have been injured on the job and require medical care,you are eligible for mileage reimbursement under Georgia workers’ compensation laws for your care-related transportation expenses. Your employer’s insurer should reimburse you for expenses such as your fuel for trips to your authorized doctor, IME provider, hospital, and specialist referrals including physical therapy. Reimbursement …
If you want a second opinion about your work injury in Atlanta, you can obtain an independent medical examination (IME) at your employer’s expense if certain conditions apply. An IME is a secondary exam performed by a doctor who is unaffiliated with your case and is not providing you with medical treatment. An IME provider’s …
Injured employees have a right to change their Atlanta workers’ compensation doctor one time throughout the course of their claim without the approval of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation. This holds true for cases in which the employee’s initial doctor was selected from the employer’s panel of physicians, as well as when the employer …
An injured worker is entitled to medical treatment for his on-the-job injury, but he must obtain his care from an employer-authorized physician. Under O.C.G.A 34-9-201, employers are required to have a valid list of approved doctors (referred to as a “panel of physicians”) posted in a prominent place from which injured employees must select a work-injury doctor. …
Workers compensation attorneys are often asked what are the statute of limitations. Injured workers are allotted a certain time in which to file a claim or receive workers’ compensation benefits. In Georgia, there are four main workers’ compensation statutes of limitations that could bar an injured worker from filing a claim or receiving benefits. But there …
Our firm frequently receives calls from injured workers who want to file for workers’ compensation in Atlanta, but who are extremely apprehensive about employer retaliation. They fear that they’ll get fired if they file a claim or report their injuries. We have witnessed workers whose employers gave them light duty after their injury, but slowly moved them …
A Columbus, Georgia, woman has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud and two other counts of failing to obtain coverage, which has landed her in prison for a minimum of one year. Della Upshaw, who owned Care of Columbus, Reaching Out Health Care and Upshaw Healthcare Group, was arrested in December 2012 by investigators from …
A former Lingerie Football League player has filed a class action lawsuit in a California state court against the all-female professional league (now called the Legends Football League) and it’s founder and chairman Mitchell Mortaza. The lawsuit claims that active and former players were intentionally misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees. The complaint alleges a …
On Tuesday, July 8, 2014, nearly 40 truck drivers staged a protest at the Port of Savannah to voice their concerns being classified as independent contractors. Such status, they say, deprives them of benefits including workers’ compensation. The drivers are asking GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz to meet with them in an effort to resolve their …
The Million Dollar Advocate Forum is pleased to announce that attorney Seth Bader of Bader Scott Injury Lawyers has been certified as a life member of both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trail lawyers …
A large fire occurred this week at a Georgia Pacific plant in Texas, leaving several of the plant’s workers with serious burn injuries. The plant where the fire occurred is in a relatively rural area, in the city of Corrigan, Texas. Some of the workers with less serious burns were taken to a nearby hospital …
Ascension Insurance, Inc., a Kansas City-based company, announced its recent acquisition of Atlanta-headquartered Haas & Dodd Insurance, Inc. Ascension’s gaining of Haas & Dodd, effective July 1, 2009, marks the second strategic purchase from the Atlanta market in the company’s recent history, following the January 2008 acquisition of Bryant Wharton. Interested in expanding business in …
Stephen Catterton, a chiropractor in Norcross, Georgia, was recently sentenced to prison for health-care fraud and possession with intent to distribute testosterone. According to U.S. Attorney David E. Nahmias, Catterton “lied to insurers about what services he was providing to patients, defrauding the insurers of more than $1.2 million.” Catterton was sentenced to three years …
We aggressively represent each of our clients to pursue the maximum recovery of benefits available under the law. We are caring and compassionate because we know that on-the-job injuries and occupational diseases place a tremendous physical, emotional, and financial strain on injured workers and their families. We provide personal attention to each of our clients …
