Gerber & Holder founding attorney Tom Holder was singled out last week for an especially well-deserved award: the Georgia State Bar Workers’ Compensation Lifetime Achievement Award. Holder received this lifetime achievement award for his accomplishments in the field of workers’ compensation, a …
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College Students Weigh In: How Can We Ensure Worker Safety & Workers’ Compensation in the Gig Economy?
A recent study found that more than a third of U.S. workers are now part of the gig economy, and many experts think that’s just the beginning. In fact, it’s predicted that by the year 2027, the majority of U.S. workers will leave behind their nine-to-five in exchange for freelance work—and for good …
Gerber & Holder Law Scholarship Winner: A Tale of Two Economies: The U.S. Gig Economy
Each year, Gerber & Holder Workers’ Compensation Attorneys offers a privately funded scholarship to support students in their pursuit of higher education because we know every little bit helps! This year, we asked college students to answer the following prompt in 300-500 words: Balancing the …
Best Lawyers Recognizes Tom Holder as One of the “Best” in 2023
Gerber & Holder is pleased to announce that founding attorney Tom Holder was singled out by Best Lawyers for being one of the “best” in his field of workers’ compensation in 2023. Best Lawyers states on their website that “we believe the best lawyers know who the best lawyers are—it’s our …
Employees Accuse Trimac of Exposing Them to Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Former Georgia employees of Trimac Transportation are suing the company for allegedly exposing them to cancer-causing chemicals without providing proper protective equipment or implementing appropriate safety measures. Trimac is a Canadian-based company that transports liquid and dry bulk chemicals …
Workers Injured After A Gainesville Poultry Plant Chemical Spill
Fourteen months after a chemical spill at a Gainesville poultry plant killed 6 workers, another spill left 4 more workers injured this past March. A spokesperson for Gold Creek Foods confirmed that on March 11, approximately 100 gallons of bleach leaked out of a tank after it was punctured by an …
