Should you try to work through pain?
If you have been injured on the job, you may be in pain. Perhaps your back hurts because you got slammed against the wall breaking up...
Continue reading Should you try to work through pain?The danger of water pipe repairs
Georgia workers who routinely work with water pipes should know that researchers at Purdue University believe that a commonly used method to repair water pipes is...
Continue reading The danger of water pipe repairsFatal work accident at hay farm under investigation
While the following story happened outside the country, it still has some details that are worth discussing regardless of where it occurred. National boundaries do not...
Continue reading Fatal work accident at hay farm under investigationDoes yoga really help a bad back?
Yoga has been around a long time. About 5,000 years to be relatively exact. Begun in India as a stretching and mindfulness exercise before one sat...
Continue reading Does yoga really help a bad back?What Is The Maximum Settlement Amount for My Georgia Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Do you want to know how much your Georgia Workers’ Compensation claim should settle for? The truth is you need to know two things. First, the...
Continue reading What Is The Maximum Settlement Amount for My Georgia Workers’ Compensation Claim?How Much Do They Owe Me? Calculating Your Workers’ Comp. Check in Georgia
In Georgia, determining how much you should receive each week when you have sustained a workers’ compensation injury and are unable to work begins with determining...
Continue reading How Much Do They Owe Me? Calculating Your Workers’ Comp. Check in GeorgiaWhat To Consider When Hiring a Lawyer: Workers’ Comp. Expertise
If you are reading my blog, you are probably considering whether to hire a workers’ compensation attorney to handle your case. I receive several phone calls...
Continue reading What To Consider When Hiring a Lawyer: Workers’ Comp. ExpertiseWhat Is a Permanent Disability Rating and How Do I Know What Mine Is?
Dear Mr. Hawkins: An insurance adjuster said to me that my permanent disability rating was about 10% and that entitled me to $5,000. What is a...
Continue reading What Is a Permanent Disability Rating and How Do I Know What Mine Is?Common Shoulder Injuries in Workers’ Compensation Cases
One of the most common injuries I see as a Georgia workers’ compensation attorney are shoulder injuries. Given that most employees are constantly using their arms...
Continue reading Common Shoulder Injuries in Workers’ Compensation CasesNotice of Gradually Acquired Injuries: Does the Shipman Exception Apply to 34-9-80?
Under O.C.G.A. Sec. 34-9-80, an employee generally has 30 days from the date of injury to notify his supervisor that they have sustained a workers’ compensation...
Continue reading Notice of Gradually Acquired Injuries: Does the Shipman Exception Apply to 34-9-80?Facebook, Twitter & Myspace for Injured Workers…Who Is Watching You?
Social networking sites are the newest way we communicate with our family, friends, and co-workers. The craze has caught on and nearly every generation is tweeting...
Continue reading Facebook, Twitter & Myspace for Injured Workers…Who Is Watching You?A History of Workers’ Compensation: Why We Have What We Have
Workers’ Compensation is by far one of the most misunderstood administrative law systems our great nation has adopted. People are always asking me what do I...
Continue reading A History of Workers’ Compensation: Why We Have What We Have