When individuals in Georgia and elsewhere leave their home and head to work, they expect to return home in the same condition. In other words, employers do not expect to experience harms in the workplace, resulting in injuries, illness or even a disability....
Workers’ Compensation
What is a repetitive stress injury?
For some employees in Georgia and elsewhere, the workdays tend to flow together. He or she is required to do the same of similar tasks, making it feel like they are reliving the same day over and over again. For some workers, this constant routine works very well for...
What do Georgia residents need to know about workers’ comp?
The workplace means many things to each and every worker. For some, it simply means the environment that they work in to make a living. Others view it as a second home, feeling comfortable and at home at work. No matter where an employee falls on this spectrum, it is...
Helping you recover the workers’ comp benefits you deserve
When one thinks of a workplace accident, he or she likely thinks of an accident that causes injury; however, the injury is so minor that the worker is only out of work for a few days to recover. While these types of accident do occur, it is important to note that...
Can workers’ comp be used to address a permanent disability?
When individuals head to work, they often think about what the day will bring. What they need to get done and how busy their workweek will be. What most workers do not consider is the fact that they could suffer a serious work injury or illness. When such an incident...
What are common occupational diseases?
Going to work is a fairly routine act for individuals in Georgia and elsewhere. One does not often think about the harms one might face if he or she is heading to an office, school, store or other similar work atmospheres. When people work in a mine, construction...
Unsafe working conditions and workers’ comp
There are a wide variety of work environments. Depending on the industry an individual works in, he or she might work at a desk, in a factory, on the road, in a lab, at a hospital or at a construction site. No matter what type of work environment an employee works in,...
OSHA violations and workplace accidents
Even when all precautions are taken and all safety rules are followed, workplace accidents can still occur. However, some workplace incidents happen because safety regulations are not complied with. When an employer fails to uphold these regulations, this not only...
Understanding repetitive motion injuries in the workplace
Georgians take on various types of employment. In some work environments, employees are tasked with doing the same or similar activities repetitively. Over time, carrying out these tasks over and over again could cause damage to the body, resulting in a workplace...
What is an employer responsible for following a workplace injury?
When we go to work, we have certain expectations about our day and time in the work environment. For starters, we expect our day to be filled with work tasks. We also expect that we are safe in the workplace. Whether it is an office building, factory or construction...