Georgia’s Workers’ Compensation laws are designed to protect those who are hurt while on the job, either at the worksite or while performing duties for the employer—regardless of the location of the accident. Workplace injuries must be reported to your employer immediately by informing any supervisor or member of the management team.
It is very important that the first medical treatment for your injuries be either at the first emergency room or clinic available to you, or one of the medical provider’s listed on the employer’s “posted panel” of medical providers. The “posted Panel” is a list of employer approved hospitals, clinics and doctors. This list must be posted in a location that can be easily accessed by the employees such as in a break room or common area. You can also find this list of medical providers on the company website, or by calling the company’s 800 number for on-the-job-injury reporting.
Georgia’s workers’ compensation laws provide for employee medical coverage, rehabilitation, possible new job training expenses, and other types of compensation for those who have been injured on the job doing authorized job duties, regardless of the time or place of the injury.
If you or a loved one has been injured at your workplace, you must act quickly! If you hesitate to take action, you are wasting valuable time—time that your personal injury attorney could be using to prepare your case.
Act now. Call our office (404) 554-8800, or call Ray’s cell (404) 964-4185, to schedule an appointment for a free consultation. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week.