What Do You Think? Georgia’s Rycroft defense can help an employer avoid paying workers’ compensation benefits in certain circumstances where the employee made a fraudulent misrepresentation about her pre-existing physical injuries. But what happens if the company […]

Introduction On January 31, 2025, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided a workers compensation claim, Taylor v. Argos, USA. The central issue was whether the employee should have been awarded TTD benefits when he refused to […]

Camilla, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An explosion in the early hours of Dec. 27 left one person dead and several others injured, officials said. According to police reports, 61-year-old Bajarma Batozhatov of Las Vegas, Nev., was […]

Cobb County, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – After months of preparation, election officials in Cobb County, Ga., are readying their workers with handheld radios and panic buttons. Fears of an escalation in violence during election night prompted […]

By Caley Pitts  In general, if an employee’s job duties are contained to a fixed place of employment, an injury occurring while they are going to or coming from work is not compensable. However, one […]

Waycross, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you're charged with responsibilities related to workers' compensation examinations in the Peach State, there's a few rules to be aware of: What's Included? Examinations under Georgia law include physical, psychiatric […]

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When it comes to making changes to benefits in the Peach State, several key rules apply. Here's how they break down. TTD to TPD To unilaterally convert an employee's income benefits […]

By Sarah Luna  Medical expenses are often the largest component of a Georgia workers’ compensation claim. Losing control of the medical expenses can accordingly result in an injured employee receiving an extended period of temporary […]