Workers' Compensation Process

Helping Injured Workers throughout Georgia

If you are hurt on the job, it is important to give your employer notice of your claim within 30 days of the accident. Under Georgia law, employers with three or more employees must have workers' compensation insurance to provide benefits to employees who suffer work related injuries. Contact a lawyer at the Law Office of Louis B. Lusk for a free initial consultation about your injury claim.

The workers' compensation process can be complicated. Our firm, located in Atlanta, Georgia, will help you find a doctor, and will represent you throughout the claim and appeal process. We know many doctors who can provide you with an independent diagnosis of your injury.

We begin the workers' compensation claims process by filing a claim with the State Board of Workers' Compensation, which is conveniently located across the street from our office. By requesting a hearing before the board, attorney Lusk seeks to force your employer to provide:

• Income benefits
• Medical benefits
• Permanent disability benefits
• Cash settlements

Your employer has an obligation to provide you with a panel of physicians who will diagnosis and treat your injury. If your employer posts a list of approved physicians, you must see one of them. When they fail to post a list of doctors, you can visit any doctor, at the insurance company's expense.

It is important to maximize the income benefits you receive. Under workers' compensation, you may receive two-thirds of your average weekly wage, up to $450.00 a week, for up to 400 weeks. We will make sure that the state calculates your average weekly wage by adding up all your income, including overtime, any fringe benefits, and any employment perks.

Finally, we will seek to structure your workers' compensation so that you continue to receive it until you are able to return to work. You can remain on workers' compensation until a doctor says you can return to work. If your workers' compensation benefits are cut off, we will file a Request for Hearing to get them started back.

Seek the workers' compensation benefits you deserve by contacting the Law Office of Louis B. Lusk for a free initial consultation. We represent injured workers throughout all of Georgia and Alabama. No office visit is necessary. The Law Office of Louis B. Lusk makes house calls!

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