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...
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’...
When a worker is injured on the job in Georgia, he or she is entitled to workers' compensation benefits. These benefits include compensation for medical bills and lost wages. In some circumstances, the injured worker is entitled to more than just workers' comp...