What Do You Think? Stabbing an employee may seem like an overreaction to finding out she is out of your favorite donut. In fact it’s hard to see how the event relates to the job […]

By Daniel Richardson Recently, on October 22, 2025, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued a significant decision in McLeod v. BITCO Insurance Companies, A25A1362, reinforcing the strict burden employers and insurers face when seeking workers’ compensation subrogation […]

Compliance Corner As Simply Research subscribers know, in Georgia, workers’ compensation does not provide benefits for an injury or accident resulting from an employee’s willful misconduct (i.e. fighting, horseplay, willful act of third party for […]

McKay v. Inalfa Roof Systems, Inc. et al., and the Fine Tuning of the Rycroft Defense By Bryce McCarter Introduction The Rycroft defense has long been considered a strong protection for employers handling workers’ compensation claims involving […]

📘 Legal Framework Topic Details Governing Law O.C.G.A. Title 34, Chapter 9 Regulatory Body Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation (SBWC) Key Rules SBWC Rules & Regulations; Insurance Commissioner Rule 120-2-3 🧾 Claims Handling Guidelines […]

By Daniel Richardson  Introduction  Few situations are more frustrating than an injured worker who repeatedly fails to attend scheduled medical appointments while continuing to receive temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. When faced with this scenario, […]

Though it has always been a difficult defense to apply, the common law Rycroft defense – whereby an employer/insurer can outright deny a claim in its entirety – has now become even more limited in its […]

Do You Know the Rule? The Georgia Supreme Court articulated a three-part test for determining when fraud in the inducement will bar an employee’s claim for benefits. In Georgia Electric Company v. Rycroft, 378 SE2d 111 (Ga. 1989), […]