Tillman & Associates, Attorneys At Law

The first check is due after you've been out for 21 days. You only get the first week if you are out the full 21 days though you might be due day seven through 14 if it is medically supported. If you are forced to use vacation or sick time for any of this period, it must be reinstated to you #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury

{DID YOU KNOW} Your employer must have prominently displayed a list of doctors that you can see if you are injured on the job. This is the Panel of Physicians. In order for the list to be valid, it must have the names of at least six unaffiliated doctors or medical practices and include an orthopedist. Your employer is required to explain to all employees just how the panel works and assist the injured worker in making their choice off the panel. If the panel is not valid for... any reason, the injured worker has the right to go to any physician of his or her choice. This is best done with the aid of a lawyer who is familiar with the doctors in your area who are both medically competent in a particular specialty and are known to be fair and objective. Put us to work for you! #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury

That employee is covered no matter his or her immigration status . Put us to work for you today! . .... #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more

Did you know that if the direct employer of the injured employer does not have workers' compensation, but that employer is in a contractual relationship to do work for another employer, as in the general contractor scenario, the workers' compensation of the general employer will attach to and cover the injured worker? . Put us to work for you today! . .... #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more

Did you know that if the injury sustained by a worker is caused by a third party who is not a co-employee, then in that case, the injured worker will have his or her workers' compensation claim as well as a separate personal injury claim against the negligent third party? A good example of this is someone injured in an automobile accident on the job . Put us to work for you today! . .... #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more

Negligence does not come into the picture. You cannot sue the employer for negligence nor a co-employee for theirs. Likewise, the negligence of the injured worker that caused the injury does not create a defense to the claim . Put us to work for you today! . .... #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more

Did you know that in the event an employee is killed in the course of his or her job, the dependents of that employee have a claim as long as that dependency remains. This applies to spouses, until remarried, children, until maturity, or any other adult that can prove actual dependency on the deceased worker . Put us to work for you today! .... . #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more

If you do not answer truthfully and you injure the same body part at the new job, they will have a defense to the new claim. This applies even if you are asked about prior injuries period if they could affect your ability to do the job applied for . Put us to work for you today! . .... #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more

Did you know that a work injury that results from "horseplay" by an employee will not be deemed compensable under the workers' compensation law even though it occurred at work? The injury must also "arise out of' the work that you are there to do . Put us to work for you today! . .... #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more

Your refusal to do so could result in a presumption of intoxication that could bar your claim . Put us to work for you today! . .... #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more

Many disabling conditions are from what is called "repetitive use injuries", from doing the same action again and again. These are often hand and arm injuries such as carpal tunnel injuries or cubital tunnel injuries and certain injuries to the elbows. But even some back injuries can result from repetitive actions . Put us to work for you today! . .... #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more

This includes trips to the pharmacy to pick up medicines prescribed by the authorized treating physician. The rate is $0.40 per mile . Put us to work for you today! . .... #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more

The penalty is by the State Board is that of 15% of such overdue payments not made pursuant to a meritless defense of the claim. In those cases, the carrier can also be assessed attorney’s fees for your having to retain counsel to litigate a baseless defense. . Put us to work for you today! . .... #TillmansTruths #TillmanAssociates #WorkersComp #GeorgiaWorkersComp #WorkersCompensation #WorkInjury #JobInjury See more