Monthly Archives: June 2021
Will I Get A Weekly Disability Check From Workers’ Compensation?
If you are hurt on the job in Georgia, you may be entitled to a weekly disability check from your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance company. However, before you qualify for any kind of workers’ compensation income benefit, you must first treat with a doctor that is authorized by the employer and the workers’ compensation… Read More »
How To Set Up Direct Deposit Of Your Weekly Workers’ Compensation Check With Accident Fund
If you have an accepted workers’ compensation claim in Georgia and you are receiving weekly workers’ compensation income benefits from Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, you have the option of getting your check directly deposited into your bank account. There are many different insurance companies that handle workers’ compensation claims in Georgia, and… Read More »
Family Petitions State For Workers’ Comp Settlement Of Slain Prison Guard
Officer Joseph Gomm was the first prison guard murdered while on-duty in a Minnesota state correctional facility. His family bears the burden of that loss every day. They are now petitioning the legislature to authorize a $3 million settlement in Gomm’s case. The settlement would provide an end-around both personal injury barriers that prevent… Read More »
Workers’ Comp Insurer Ordered To Pay Millions To Trucking Company
The state requires your employer to carry workers’ compensation insurance. Your employer buys workers’ compensation coverage. You get injured on the job. You file a claim with your employer’s workers’ compensation insurer. The claim comes back denied. Now what? Well, your injuries are real and they are not your fault. So, you file a… Read More »