Suffering a workplace injury impacts your ability to earn a living. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Georgia workers suffered 78,000 nonfatal work-related injuries in 2019. Thankfully, the Georgia workplace injury rate sits lower than the national...
Year: 2022
Researchers ask: Are pedestrians more vulnerable at nighttime?
Pedestrians are among the most vulnerable people on the road in Georgia. The combination of drivers who are ignoring the speed limits, driving while distracted, behaving recklessly and driving larger and heavier automobiles has led to rampant concern about...
Protections for car accident victims suffering from brain injury
Car accidents are one of the most common ways victims of traumatic brain injuries suffer them. A car accident can produce a bump or blow to the head that results in a catastrophic injury such as a traumatic brain injury (TBI). If you have suffered a TBI in a car...
Important facts about workers’ compensation in Georgia
Originally, workers’ compensation was meant for civil service workers who had dangerous jobs. In fact, workers’ compensation was the first public insurance in the United States when it started in 1908. A few years later, all government workers were covered by workers’...