People don't generally think of grocery stores as hazardous places, but they certainly can be for workers and shoppers. In fact, each year in Georgia, people get seriously injured in a wide variety of ways in grocery stores and other retail stores. If you work in a...
If you work any type of transportation job in Georgia, you know your job can be dangerous in multiple ways. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that 40% of work-related fatalities involved driving, and nationwide there has been a slight increase in...
In most situations, strokes and heart attacks are not directly job-related. But if your doctor is of the opinion that your job duties or job environment contributed to causing a stroke or heart attack, you may have a strong workers' compensation claim. The truth is...
A closed head injury means that the skull is still intact. There's no fracture. From the outside, the injury might not even look severe. Still, don't be be fooled. These types of injuries can be incredibly serious. If you suffer a closed head injury or any type of...
If you get injured at work or develop a work-related illness, you can file for Georgia workers' compensation benefits. However, mistakes are easy to make in the workers' comp process, and there are some things that you should do and some things that you should not do...
Repetitive stress injuries (RSI) can happen on the job. You could be eligible for workers’ compensation as a result. These injuries can afflict any worker who has a role that requires them to make similar physical motions over and over, day after day, during an...
Many people associate carpal tunnel syndrome with office work. Office employees who type for hours on end and perform other computer tasks often experience nerve pain along their forearms and hands. But did you know that carpal tunnel syndrome is actually more common...
Cuts can happen in a wide variety of job-related scenarios, and sometimes lacerations are bad enough that you need workers' compensation benefits to help you heal and get back to work. Cuts are particularly dangerous when there is a threat of infection or significant...
Without workers' compensation benefits, you could run into major difficulties trying to cover basic expenses after an injury on the job. An injured worker's monthly expenses may include food, rent, child care, insurance payments and much more, so receiving a workers'...
Being a nurse is undoubtedly one of the most rewarding jobs you can have, but it is also incredibly difficult. The last year or so has brought that reality into sharp focus. In addition to the risks associated with COVID, nurses work long hours on their feet in an...
