According to Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries program, the preliminary total of recorded workplace deaths in the U.S. during 2009 were approximately 4,340. In 2008, the death totals were (more…)
Benefits
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…)
Brain Injuries and Financial Assistance for Injured Workers
Closed head injuries occur in workers’ compensation settings every year. The Brain Injury Association of Georgia consists of survivors, family members, professionals and friends who have been impacted (more…)
Home Depot cutting jobs – 150 in Atlanta; what’s the impact on workers’ comp claims
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According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Home Depot will be laying off 1,000 employees including 150 in Atlanta. However, Home Depot is said to be adding 200 jobs in Atlanta in the near future. Many of these jobs will be (more…)
Workplace injuries sustained by manufacturing employees
Injuries often occur in the manufacturing settings. In December 2009, the U.S. manufacturing market expanded at the fastest pace in more than three years. The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index rose to (more…)
What benefits am I entitled to if my employer reduces my work hours and pay because of my workers’ compensation injury?
When an employer reduces the injured employee’s hours or pay because of her workers’ compensation accident, the employer may be required to pay a portion of the difference between the average weekly wage before the accident and the average weekly wage after the accident. The difference in these wages would be taken at a 2/3 rate of pay. This is called temporary partial disability. These benefits (more…)
