In situations where an employee becomes deaf or suffers an occupational hearing loss, recovery under the workers’ compensation act can be tough. The statute governing such claims are very technical. For example, an employee (more…)
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What happens at a Georgia workers’ compensation hearing?
One of the most common questions asked from claimants as we prepare for trial is what happens at the workers’ compensation hearing. We (more…)
What happens at a workers’ comp hearing?
As the injured worker is not entitled to a jury trial, she is entitled to an evidentiary hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). The hearing is also known as a bench trial. It is also known as the ” employee’s day in court”.
At the hearing, the judge will generally request information from the parties of the pending case. During this time (more…)
