May 7, 2010-Employee's Rights Immediately Following Work Injury- by Bryant Speed
This past week, I met with several employees who suffered work injuries. In each case, several weeks had past since the injury, yet the employee was either not getting medical benfits, or was just...
View ArticleMay 17, 2010-Rest Break Rule Applied to Deny Benefits- by Bryant Speed
In a recent ruling, the Appellate Division ruled in a case where the employee was walking to a rest break area to go on her regularly scheduled break and fell, suffering an injury, that she was not...
View ArticleMay 27, 2010- Intoxication at Time of Injury Can Result in Denial of...
I recently settled a case for a man wherein the employer asserted a defense of intoxication. The employee had smoked marijuana approximately three weeks before the date of his accident. At the time of...
View ArticleJune 7, 2010-The Posted Panel of Physicians- by Bryant Speed
I recently handled a case where the employee suffered a work injury in a work-related motor vehicle accident. Her injury was to her arm. She later began to develop pain in her neck. Although she...
View ArticleJune 17, 2010-Non Work-Related Medcial Problems or Injureis Can Break Chain...
A non-work related injury or medcal problem which becomes disabling to an employee already receiving workers compensation benefits can result in the employer asking for an order from the Board...
View ArticleJuly 13, 2010-Notice Issues- by Bryant Speed
Under Georgia law, an injured worker is required to give notice of his/her injury to the employer within 30 days of the work injury. While the legal requirement is that the notice should be given in...
View ArticleJuly 28, 2010- Working For an Employer With No WC Insurance Can Be Hazardous...
I take calls every month from people injured on the job who work for an employer that does not carry workers compensation insurance. Under Georgia law, any employer who regularly employs 3 or more...
View ArticleAugust 24, 2010-Subrogation by WC Insurance Carrier Against Third Party...
Under Georgia law, when a workers compensation insurance carrier pays benefits for a work-related injury caused by the negilgence of a third party, the carrier has a lien against any settlement or...
View ArticleSeptember 28, 2010-Recent Appeals Court Decision Results In Denial of...
In a recent deccision, the Court of Appeals reversed an order awarding benefits to an employee by a Superior Court, which had reversed a decision of the State Board of Workers Compensation denying...
View ArticleDecember 10, 2010-Getting Approval For Certain Medical Treatment Can Be...
In a recent rulling, the Court of Appeals held that the Five-day time lmit for insurers to respond to a WC 205 request from the treating physician cannot be enforced if the insurer defends on the...
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