Workers Compensation
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Catastrophic Injuries
Workplace Wrongful Death
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Hernated Disk Injuries
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Making a Claim
Medical Issues
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Summary of Available Georgia Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Workers’ compensation in Georgia includes income benefits, medical benefits and, in the case of workplace fatalities, death benefits. There is no recovery for pain and suffering.
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Depending on the nature of your injury, you will receive one of four basic workers’ compensation income benefits:
Temporary Total Disability Benefits (TTD) – Paid weekly to injured workers who are unable to return to any type of work after an on-the-job injury, these benefits amount to two-thirds of the employee’s average weekly wage, up to a limit of $500. People with non-catastrophic injuries are limited to 400 weeks of benefits. People with catastrophic injuries receive income benefits for their lifetime as long as they cannot work.
Temporary Partial Disability Benefits (TPD) – This benefit is paid weekly to an employee who returns to work in a job paying less as a result of an on-the-job accident. Benefits are two-thirds of the difference between the employee’s average weekly wage before and after the injury, up to a certain limit. Benefits are paid for up to 350 weeks.
Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) – Paid weekly to an employee whose on-the-job injury results in a permanent disability. Your doctor will use AMA guidelines to determine your percentage of disability. Payment is based on the following formula: your percent of disability x the number of weeks the State Workers’ Compensation Board assigns to this percent of disability x the Temporary Total Disability rate.
Death Benefits – Available to the dependent spouse and minor children of an employee who died due to on the job injuries. This benefit is payable at the rate of two-thirds of the deceased employee’s average weekly wage at the time of the accident, up to a maximum of $500. Funeral expenses are currently paid up to $7,500. In total, a widowed spouse with no children will be paid no more than $150,000 in weekly payments. A dependent child of a deceased worker is eligible to receive weekly payments until he or she reaches age 18.
Medical Benefits – Medical and rehabilitation treatment are covered by workers’ compensation but all treatment – except immediate emergency care – must be provided by a physician that is included on the employers’ panel of approved physicians.
To learn more about how we can help you obtain all the workers’ compensation benefits you are entitled to receive, please contact the law office of J. Franklin Burns, P.C. The initial consultation is free and you will pay no attorney fees unless we win benefits for you.
