Workers’ Compensation and Permanent Disability

Atlanta, Georgia

An accident on the job can lead to serious injury, death or long-term disability, leaving you and your family in difficult financial straits. Fortunately, workers’ compensation exists specifically to address these issues. Any employer in the state of Georgia with more than three regular employees is required to have workers’ compensation insurance to help pay for the costs of medical treatment and lost wages for employees injured on the job.

Permanent Disability and Lost Wages

If an on-the-job injury leads to permanent disability, you might be left without the resources to support your family. Workers’ compensation will supply ongoing support, usually based on a percentage of your salary, to help your family make ends meet.

In most cases, filing a claim for workers’ comp is all that is necessary to receive compensation for you and your family. The exact procedure depends upon the requirements of your employer’s insurance policy. You can receive assistance in filing a claim from your employer’s human resources department, or, if necessary, from a workers’ compensation attorney at Robbins & Associates in Atlanta, Georgia.

Disputed Claims

In some cases, an employer might dispute a workers’ compensation claim on the grounds that the long-term disability occurred due to negligence on the part of the worker, or that the accident did not occur during the performance of work. If disability occurs due to illness as a result of exposure to toxic or dangerous substances on the job, the employer might also contest the claim on the grounds that the illness came about due to a different cause.

If your Georgia workers’ compensation claim is disputed, you will need the help of an attorney with experience in workers’ compensation in Atlanta. The attorney at Robbins & Associates, P.C., can help you make your case in court to ensure your family is taken care of in spite of your long-term disability.

For more information about workers’ compensation in the Atlanta, Georgia area, please contact Robbins & Associates, P.C. We will evaluate your case and do everything we can to help you get the settlement you and your family need.

6000 Lake Forrest Drive Suite 315, Atlanta, Georgia 30328

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