Georgia's workers' compensation system is designed to protect those who get hurt or sickened while working for an employer. Employers carry workers' compensation insurance to prevent themselves from being liable for a worker's injuries.Georgia's system is designed as...
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Knee injuries can impact the rest of your life
People who are at work need to ensure that they aren't doing anything that is going to cause an injury to themselves. Of course, the onus is on the employer to ensure that employees have what they need to stay safe. Sometimes, normal job duties might be hazardous and...
At-work concussions can be serious injuries
Many workers are at risk of suffering from a head injury. In the retail or restaurant industry, there is a chance of objects falling from overhead and landing on the top of the workers' heads. One of the possible injuries that can occur is a concussion. This might be...
What injuries are covered under workers’ compensation?
Workers who are injured might need medical care, which can be an expensive endeavor. When the injury is serious enough to require them to take time off of work, it can mean a sudden and unexpected decrease in income. These situations can form a perfect storm of sorts...
Workers’ compensation doesn’t have to be mystifying
People who suffer an injury at work might not be able to return to work right away. They may need medical care. In all of these cases, the person should be able to turn to the workers' compensation system for help. This program is misunderstood by some, but it does...
Workers’ compensation decisions might need to be appealed
Workers' compensation coverage is something that most workers hope they don't have to use but most are glad that it does exist just in case they have to use it. When you are hurt at work, the last thing that you might feel like doing is try to struggle to pay your...
Flight attendants face specific hazards when they are working
People who work for airlines have jobs that enable everyone else to travel around with the endless days of ground transportation that it would take to cover the same distances. The ease of travel that fliers experience isn't indicative of safe working conditions for...
All workers deserve safe conditions to work in
We recently discussed some of the ways that retail workers can remain safe during the holiday season. These workers aren't the only ones who need to stay safe. Other workers, including construction workers and road workers, also need to go home safely to their family...
How can retail workers stay safe in holiday shopping crowds?
It is a day of the year that many retail workers abhor -- Black Friday. This is the day when people flock to stores in droves to battle it out with other shoppers to get great deals on items that can be kept or given out as gifts. This madness happens the day after...
Don’t be afraid to speak up if you are hurt at work
We recently discussed what a compensable injury is in regards to workers' compensation. If you recall, the injury has to occur while you are working if you are going to file for workers' compensation benefits.There are many people who have counted on workers'...