As much as we all would’ve liked to leave COVID-19 in 2020, it has followed us into the new year. But in addition to encouraging vaccine news, there’s also some good news for Georgians who currently rely on unemployment. The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) has announced that there will be …
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Is the U.S. Still Lagging in COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulations?
Despite efforts to leave the worst of 2020 behind in the new year, 2021 finds us still battling COVID-19. While precautions have been put in place, many are skeptical that the federal government is doing enough to protect the essential workers who have been on the frontlines since last …
Why Do Employers Fail to Report a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
We are often asked by friends and family: Why do people call an attorney when they have a workers’ compensation case? Isn’t it a statutory system and all anyone has to do is follow what is laid out in the law? Oh, if it were only that simple. For starters, an employer may refuse to report an …
Fighting Fraud in the Workers’ Compensation System
Most people have heard about the woman who sued McDonald’s because her coffee was too hot. This case is often used by critics as an example of what happens when “lawyers run amok.” However, few people know that the resulting lawsuit demonstrated that McDonald’s did indeed know that they were …
Exceptions to Georgia’s Workers’ Compensation “No-Fault” Rule
On Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Oakland, California, a helicopter dropped an enormous air-conditioning unit onto a city street. (The picture and video are worth viewing to see the sheer size of the unit.) There were workers’ all around coordinating the movement and the task looked extremely …
Are Reactions To The COVID-19 Vaccine Covered Under Workers’ Compensation in Georgia?
At the time this article was written, over 21.7 million Americans have been infected with COVID-19—and this number is rising more every day. Even scarier is the fact that this number only accounts for confirmed cases and drastically underrepresents the real level of spread. In fact, the Centers for …
