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When a Workplace Car Accident Entitles You to Workers’ Compensation Benefits
How work-relatedness is determined, the steps that protect your claim from day one, and what filing involves.
January 28, 2024 · 2 min readRead article →What Are the Benefits of Hiring a Personal Injury Attorney?
Five tips for choosing well -- experience and specialization, reputation, communication, clear fees, and finally trusting your gut.
December 18, 2023 · 2 min readRead article →Common Causes of Car Accidents
Distracted driving keeps climbing as a cause of Georgia crashes -- the three kinds of distraction, five practical ways to avoid them, and what determining fault means for…
November 28, 2023 · 2 min readRead article →The Impact of Distracted Driving on Serious Car Accidents
The three types of driver distraction, the CDC and NHTSA numbers, and the four routes to reducing it -- awareness, enforcement, technology, and personal responsibility.
October 30, 2023 · 3 min readRead article →Can I File for Workers’ Compensation if I Work from Home?
Remote work makes workers' comp eligibility more complicated to determine, but working from home doesn't disqualify you. A checklist for whether a work-from-home injury is covered.
May 18, 2023 · 4 min readRead article →4 Things You Need to Know About Reporting Injuries
The four things every injured Georgia worker needs to know about reporting a workplace injury -- the 30-day notice window, the one-year deadline to file, what to document,…
May 18, 2023 · 4 min readRead article →How Does Technology Influence Car Accident Cases?
Cameras, virtual reality and medical imaging -- the three technologies that hold up a car accident claim, and why seeing a doctor early strengthens both your recovery and…
May 18, 2023 · 4 min readRead article →Lost Your Job Because of the Coronavirus? You May Have a Lawsuit
The FFCRA gave employees paid leave and paid sick time for coronavirus reasons -- who qualified, how long leave ran, how pay was calculated, and what to do…
December 18, 2022 · 5 min readRead article →How To Choose a Physician After Being Hurt at Work
Your employer must show you a panel of six or more doctors, and the choice is yours -- why the orthopedist beats the clinic, and why being told…
May 18, 2022 · 2 min readRead article →How To Report an Accident by Text
If you do not have your supervisor's email, a text message works -- the three things it must contain, and why the company's internal messaging is a bad…
May 18, 2022 · 1 min readRead article →What Causes Rollover Accidents? Ask an Alpharetta Car Accident Attorney
The three most common causes of rollover accidents -- high speed, impaired driving, and vehicle or tire defects -- and what to do after a rollover crash in…
May 18, 2021 · 2 min readRead article →What To Do Immediately After Getting into a Wreck
A step-by-step checklist for what to do right after a car accident in Atlanta -- from checking for injuries to exchanging information -- and what a good car…
May 18, 2021 · 2 min readRead article →