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A study conducted recently by a team of researchers with Cornell University and Penn State University reveals that undocumented Mexican workers receive no wage premium for working in hazardous conditions, whereas most other groups do.The study, The Occupational Cost...
There was a time when the shared dream of eight acrobats was to be star performers. Now, they say, they dream of the day when they will be able to stand up out of their wheelchairs and walk.The crew members were severely injured in a horrifying accident while...
It’s not uncommon for employers and their insurance firms to deny legitimate Georgia workers’ compensation claims by arguing the injuries were not work-related.In some cases, refuting this is more challenging than in others. Our workers’ compensation lawyers in...
Once an injured employee has been awarded workers’ compensation, he or she has cleared the biggest hurdle. However, it may not be the only obstacle he or she will face in the bureaucratic benefits process.This is true even if you are no longer working for the employer...
It’s been well-established in Georgia, as well as many other states, that if a worker is traveling to or leaving from work, and is injured in a motor vehicle accident, workers compensation benefits may not be collected.However, our Atlanta workers’ compensation...
It’s not unusual for companies facing a worker compensation claim after a serious on-the-job injury to mount an aggressive defense. However in one recent case, an injured employee alleged that not only had his company introduced false medical testimony in his case, it...
Not only was the death of the 28-year-old Puerto Rican father entirely preventable, but according to a report from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration it was forewarned a year earlier. The company that contracted with a temporary worker agency knew the...
Generally, workers are not barred from collecting workers’ compensation benefits simply because they suffer from a preexisting condition.Atlanta workers’ compensation lawyers do recognize, however, that these claims tend to be more complicated. Benefits are only...
Court: Post-Retirement Claim Stemming From Prior Work Injury Valid Most people assume workers’ compensation benefits can only be claimed for the time period in which the worker is employed by that company. This is false.A worker can seek compensation benefits for an...
In Georgia, courts have established that an employee injury that occurs while the worker was going to or coming from his or her place of work is not considered to have happened “in the course of employment.” Therefore, the worker wouldn’t be entitled to worker’s...
