Pedestrian accidents and deaths are on the rise in Georgia. That’s according to the 2018 Governors Highway Safety Association report recently released. Among the injuries and fatalities are utility workers, construction crew members, and emergency services individuals who frequently conduct work on …
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Attorney Tom Holder’s Take on Georgia’s New Workers’ Compensation Law
You may have heard that a new workers' compensation law took effect in Georgia on July 1, 2019. Senate Bill 135, a bill that raises the weekly wage maximum benefit for temporary disabilities, passed the Senate with a vote of 51-0. Our own Tom Holder (co-founder of Gerber & Holder Attorneys At …
Tom Holder Discusses Drug Formularies in Workers’ Compensation: Are They Good for Injured Workers?
A “drug formulary” is a list of both generic and brand name prescription drugs commonly used by practitioners to identify drugs that offer the greatest overall value to patients. Drug formularies are put in place by workers’ compensation insurance companies to regulate the amount and duration of …
Students Weigh In on Who They Think Should Be Responsible for Workplace Safety
In our recent Gerber & Holder 2019 Scholarship Essay Contest, we asked high school and college students from all over to write about who they think should be responsible for the safety of a worker. We were blown away with the responses. Over 70 students from over 40 colleges and universities …
2019 Scholarship Essay Contest: A Winner is Chosen…
Gerber & Holder Attorneys At Law, a top-rated Atlanta workers’ compensation law firm, is proud to support students of all ages and background in their pursuit of higher education by offering a privately funded $1,000 scholarship essay contest to help create opportunity for the next …
Do You Have What it Takes to Win Our Scholarship Essay Contest?
Gerber & Holder Attorneys at Law is proud to present our Scholarship Essay Contest for this year! If you’re a U.S. resident or resident alien who is registered at an American college or university, then keep reading for more details on how you can submit your own essay and be considered for this …
