When a worker has been injured in an on-the-job accident or due to an occupational disease, he or she is
entitled to benefits under Georgia law, including medical treatment, lost wages, compensation for a
permanent or partial disability, job retraining and job placement. Our firm is skilled in this highly
technical area of the law, which has become more complicated in recent years with the influx of private
insurance carriers. We are able to assist injured workers from claim acceptance to claim re-opening to
obtain the benefits they deserve.
The Workers' Compensation Act entitles a person to benefits
for injuries, occupational diseases or death on the job. Some of the benefits victims are entitled to
are:
- Payment of medical expenses, including mileage to and from medical appointments
- Prescription reimbursement
- Two-thirds of your weekly wage, up to a maximum, while you are unable to work and are off work
- A disfigurement award for visible scars and burns under certain circumstances
- A money award to pay you for permanent injury
- Penalties if the workers' compensation carrier does not follow certain rules
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