Airline workers such as Delta employees, Airtran workers, and baggage handlers for both airlines are generally covered under workers’ compensation. If you have been injured on the job, you are entitled to immediate medical treatment. It is important to report the injury to your supervisor and accurately explain how the injury happened as a part of your job. There is a chance that your employer may require a drug screen. While the Employer has pre-selected a list of doctors you may treat with, you have the power to select your physician. If you are missing time from work, you may also be entitled (more…)
Benefits
Workers Injured During Georgia’s Ice Storm
During the first winter snow storm of 2011, the City of Atlanta and the surrounding counties were paralyzed by the resulting ice. While there were generally warnings to stay off the roads, many workers were required to return to work. According to the local news, many workers suffered “slip and fall” injuries (more…)
Workers Compensation Weekly Disability Benefits and Direct Deposit
Generally, if an employee sustains an on-the-job injury resulting in total disability, he or she is entitled to temporary total disability benefits (TTD) under O.C.G.A. § 34-9-261. The calculation of these benefits are determined (more…)
CanI have a workers’ compensation case and a personal injury case at the same time?
In some cases, an injury may arise out of and in the course of employment but it was caused by a third party’s actions. In this particular situation, the injured worker will have a workers’ compensation case and potentially a personal injury matter. In most cases (more…)
Change of Condition For The Worse
Generally, a “change in condition for the worse” is defined as a change in the injured employee’s wage earning capacity, physical condition, or status after the original “condition” was established under the law. (O.C.G.A. § 34-9-104) The original condition is usually the establishment of the worker’s weekly benefits or medical status.
The injured employee has the burden of demonstrating that change has occurred. To do this (more…)
City of Atlanta layoffs
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, dozens of Atlanta city workers, including Department of Corrections and airport (more…)
Workers’ Compensation statistics
In 2008, The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that almost 3.7 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses occurred on the job throughout the United States.
In Georgia, the State Board of Workers’ Compensation cited that over 35,550 weekly (more…)
