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Notorious pepper-spraying police officer seeks workers' compensation for mental injuries 6 Aug 2013 | 02:42 pm
What do the Occupy movement and workers' compensation have in common? Lt. John Pike. According to various news reports coming from California, the former UC Davis police officer -who has filed for w...
What shoud I do if sustain an injury at my Georgia job? 28 Jul 2013 | 12:07 pm
If you have never experienced an on-the-job injury before, you should be aware of what to do before an incident, so that you are able to protect your rights should something occur. I've put together a...
Can exotic dancers get workers' compensation benefits in Georgia? 25 Jul 2013 | 08:36 am
Dancers in the adult entertainment industry are almost guaranteed to be classified by their employers as independent contractors for both tax purposes and workers' compensation in Georgia. However, ju...
Does workers' compensation pay more for medical care than group health insurance? 16 Jul 2013 | 12:05 pm
A recent report by the Workers Compensation Research Institute indicates that workers' compensation plans have to pay out more on the whole for treatment than employer-sponsored group or private healt...
The Price is Wrong for Gameshow Contestant Caught Committing Workers' Comp Fraud 11 Jul 2013 | 03:06 pm
According to media spin, in more cases than not employees are out to get over on their bosses and workers' comp insurers in whatever way they can. Mainstream media would have you believe that claimant...
If you're going to get hurt at work in Georgia, do it before July 1, 2013 28 Jun 2013 | 09:19 pm
Starting Monday, July 1, 2013, workers' compensation medical benefits will be drastically reduced for injured workers in Georgia. GA House Bill 154, passed by the Georgia General Assembly a few months...
Happy Memorial Day 2013 24 May 2013 | 12:51 am
In honor of those who have given their lives to support and defend the United States Constitution, I'd like to wish everyone a happy Memorial Day and post a paper by Colonel James Moschgat called "10 ...
What's the difference between acute and overuse workplace injuries to shoulders and knees? 8 May 2013 | 10:04 am
We've covered quite a few injuries now in the ongoing series of articles about the kinds of injuries that our practice handles for workers' compensation clients. Today I'd like to discuss knee and sho...
Isn't pain level important when evaluating a workers' compensation claim? One state says "no." 25 Apr 2013 | 07:31 am
The North Dakota State Legislature is considering a bill that could dramatically alter how pain and its relation to pre-existing medical conditions are interpreted in future worker's compensation deci...
Ohio employers win $860 million after overcharged by workers' compensation insurer 18 Apr 2013 | 08:06 am
A Cuyahoga County judge has awarded nearly $860 million in restitution to a group of Ohio employers involved in a class-action lawsuit that began in 2007. The suit claimed that the Ohio Bureau of Work...
