2015

Posts In 2015

Georgia Supreme Court Rules Non-Party Employer’s Fault May be Considered in Lawsuit Despite Exclusive Remedy Provision Included in Workers’ Compensation Act Dec 10
The Supreme Court of Georgia has ruled that a jury may apportion a percentage of fault to an ...
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Georgia Appeals Court Overturns Denial of Hurt Employee’s Workers’ Compensation Benefits Request Nov 12
In Burdette v. Chandler Telecom, LLC , a Georgia employee was apparently hurt when he fell from a ...
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Georgia Appeals Court Denies Employer’s Motion to Enforce Subrogation Lien in Workers’ Compensation Case Nov 06
In Best Buy Co. v. McKinney , a Georgia employee apparently fell off a forklift while working at an ...
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OSHA Issues $141K in Penalties to Georgia Plastics Company After Two Employees Suffer Finger Amputations Within Two Weeks Sep 11
An Oakwood, Georgia plastics company was recently issued over $141,000 in proposed fines for 22 ...
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Appellate Division Rules Deceased Worker’s Estate May Collect Disability Benefits in Georgia Workers’ Compensation Case Aug 27
The Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Appellate Division has ruled that an employee’s ...
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Appeals Court Rules ALJ Misapplied the Law Related to Georgia Man’s Catastrophic Workers’ Compensation Injury Jul 30
In Barnes v. Roseburg Forest Products Co. , a Georgia man’s leg was amputated below the knee in a ...
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