Your Atlanta worker compensation law experts will help you get the benefits you deserve
Georgia worker compensation law requires any business with three or more workers, including regular part-time workers, to have workers' compensation insurance. If you are injured while working at your job, you may be entitled to workers' compensation benefits and you may not be getting all of the information you need about your rights. If your claim is rejected by your employer, it is vital that you seek knowledgeable professional help about how to proceed with your worker compensation case.
Worker's compensation laws, also called worker comp laws, can vary by state, but they are all meant to protect injured workers and ensure that injured workers receive appropriate medical care, lost wages relating to the injury, and, if necessary, retraining and rehabilitation. In addition, when workers are killed on the job, members of the workers' families are ordinarily eligible for benefits.
Don't assume that your injury isn't covered based on what you know about worker's compensation laws. In Georgia, employees who are injured on the job may receive full medical benefits, with no time or monetary limits. The list of health care providers is selected by the employer.
Employees who are hurt while working might also be eligible for temporary total disability (TTD) payments for up to 400 weeks. If you have a permanent total disability (PTD) or a permanent partial disability (PPD), paymens may continue for the length of your disability.
Workers can also receive physical and vocational rehabilitation as a result of a workers compensation claim award. Even hearing losses from job duties can result in benefits.
In the tragic event of a worker's death as a result of his or her work, death benefits can be paid to an employee's surviving spouse, or spouse and children, based on a percentage of the employee's wages, subject to a cap. A burial allowance is available.
All of these benefits depend on the circumstances of the injury and the type of employment of the worker; it is worthwhile to learn all you can from a qualified lawyer about getting your full benefits.
Not all cases result in a trial; in fact, many Atlanta workers compensation cases end in a settlement which meets the needs of the employee.
Worker compensation attorney John A. Snyder in Atlanta is heavily oriented toward workers' compensation claims. The firm's primary focus includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Forklift and Hyster Accidents
- Electrocutions
- Chemical Burns
- Falling Objects
- Construction Site Accidents
- Poisoning and Toxic Exposures
- Defective and Malfunctioning Equipment
- Occupational Diseases
- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
- Falls, including Sky Light, Ladder, Roofing and Scaffold
- Mining and manhole accidents
- Lifting strains and sprains
If you or a loved one has been injured on the job, the aggressive and knowledgeable worker's compensation attorneys at the law office of John A. Snyder in Atlanta metro area can advise you in protecting benefits and defending against the premature ending of benefits.
For a free consultation and more information about your worker compensation claim, use the contact form or call toll free at 1-866-678-5495 or locally at 404-321-7800 now.
