Work Injury Law

Being injured on the job and missing time from work can be very stressful and scary.  Not only will you have to deal with the physical and mental pain and suffering from being injured, but you will also most likely worry about financial loss and paying your bills.  If you understand all of your...

Sustaining Catastrophic Injuries On The Job In some tragic instances, a worker may sustain injuries so severe that he or she may never be able to work again.  Typically, injured workers are only entitled to receive 400 weeks of income benefits.  However, in the event that an Injured Worker is determined to have sustained...

If you have been involved in a workplace accident, it is important to take the following steps in order to ensure that your rights are adequately represented. NOTIFY YOUR EMPLOYER Under Georgia law, an Injured Worker has 30 days in which to notify his or her employer of a workplace accident.  Notice can be...

Georgia Workers Rights – Employment Lawsuit If you have been involved in a workplace accident, you may wonder whether you have the right to sue your employer.  You were hurt at work, so it would stand to reason that you should be allowed to sue your employer, right?  Unfortunately, in most instances, the answer...

Unfortunately, there are often instances in which employees are the victims of violence in the workplace.  If you have been the victim of workplace violence, depending upon the specific circumstances of your case, you may be entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits. Generally speaking, if the violence takes place in the course and scope...