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Flu season this year has hit Georgia hard, though the Centers for Disease Control has reported the rate of infection was recently downgraded from widespread to regional.Still, the season started earlier this year, meaning the overall continued impact is expected to be...
Construction workers in Georgia face all kinds of potential hazards, and their employers have an important responsibility to ensure those risks are averted through safe operational practices.Our Atlanta workers’ compensation attorneys know that one of the most common...
Since the summer of 2010, texting while driving has been prohibited in Georgia for all motorists and teens have been barred from all cell phone use.However, Atlanta workers’ compensation lawyers know that companies that don’t have comprehensive cell phone policies for...
Under Georgia laws, employees are covered under a benefits system called workers’ compensation that entitles them to have their medical bills paid after a work injury. Employees are also provided with temporary or permanent benefits for total or partial disability as...
On January 2nd, 2012, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the USDA had announced plans to reduce the number of inspectors at chicken processing plants and to increase line speeds, requiring inspectors to inspect more birds more quickly. This new change is...
Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases data on the number of fatal injuries that occur in workplaces throughout the United States. Our Atlanta workers’ compensation attorneys have been taking a look at some of the top causes of injuries, including...
Throughout the United States, truck drivers are the primary movers of goods and raw materials. Some of these truck drivers are independent contractors, working for themselves and with the freedom to take transport jobs from any company Others, however, are employed by...
In November, our Atlanta workers’ compensation lawyers discussed the release of the Bureau of Labor Statistics data on workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities in 2011. The recently released data provided information on the number of workplace accidents, the...
Last month, our Atlanta workers’ compensation lawyers discussed the Bureau of Labor Statistics data on occupational injuries in 2011. As we discussed, the BLS data showed that about 5,000 workers were killed and another 3 million injured on the job in 2011. These...
Over the holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Year’s, there are more drivers on the roads and there are more drivers who take risks, including driving drunk or driving when drowsy. All of this adds up to more auto accidents. With car accidents already a leading...
