What is a workers' compensation claim?
- In Georgia, a workers' compensation claim is a claim that injured workers can pursue to get their medical bills and lost wages paid when they are hurt on the job.
What does an injured worker have to prove to have a valid workers' comp claim?
- You must be an employee rather than an independent contractor.
- You must have been injured in a work accident.
- You have to be working for your employer doing your job duties when the accident occurred.
- You do no have to prove anyone was negligent.
- You do not get to recover for pain and suffering in workers' compensation claims.
What benefits can you receive in a compensable workers' compensation claim?
- Medical Benefits: The workers' compensation insurer must pay for medical treatment as long as it is with authorized workers' compensation doctors. The insurer also has to pay for emergency treatment, but only if it is a true medical emergency. The claimant is allowed to select their authorized treating physician from the Employer's Posted Panel of Physicians.
- Income Benefits: Injured workers are eligible for weekly checks for lost wages called income benefits.
- Permanent Partial Disability Benefits: For injured workers whose injuries cause a permanent loss of use of part of their body, they can receive Permanent Partial Disability Benefits. These benefits are based on their comp rate x their PPD rating x the number of weeks the statute assigns to the body part.
Why do you need an experienced workers' compensation attorney?
- Medical Treatment Issues: Without an attorney, the adjuster will often delay or deny your medical treatment and testing.
- Income Benefits (Lost Wages): Unrepresented injured workers also often struggle to get their weekly income benefits for their lost wages. Adjusters often underpay the weekly income benefits, so it's important to have a talented workers' compensation attorney verify your comp rate is correct.
- Permanent Partial Disability Payments: You often will not receive Permanent Partial Disability Benefits without a workers' comp lawyer to push for it.
- Workers' Comp Settlements: Without an experienced workers' compensation attorney like attorney Richard Griffin, you'll receive a very small settlement or no settlement at all.
What factors determine the value of a workers' comp claim? Since the adjuster has to pay for your benefits as they are provided, most of the value for a workers' compensation comes for their future exposures to the following:
- How much will the Insurer have to pay for your future medical treatment?
- How much will the Insurer have to pay for your future income benefits?
- How much will the Insurer have to pay for your future permanent partial disability benefits?
- Does the insurance company owe you for any past medical bills, mileage, or income benefits?
How much is the attorney fee for an auto accident personal injury claim?
- The attorney Fee rate is 24% if you contact Attorney Rich Griffin and use the promo code: 24 Lawyer.
- Contingency Fee: The attorney fee for attorney Rich Griffin is contingent upon you winning your case. If you do not win, there is no attorney fee charged.
What are some of the best settlements and verdicts that Attorney Rich Griffin has recovered in an auto accident personal injury claim?
- $1,178,073 Workers' Compensation Settlement
- $660,240 Workers' Compensation Settlement
- $575,000 Workers' Compensation Settlement
- $415,000 Workers' Compensation Settlement
What is the timeline for a workers' compensation claim?
- Claim Filing: We file the claim with the State Board of Workers' Compensation within a few days of your hiring our firm.
- Treatment: We make sure you are getting all of the medical treatment that is being recommended from the beginning of the claim to the end of the claim.
- Income Benefits: We fight to get you the weekly income benefit checks for your lost wages throughout your claim.
- Settlement Negotiations Phase: It is best to authorize attorney Rich Griffin to negotiate or mediate a settlement of your workers' compensation claim while you are still treating and still receiving weekly income benefit checks.
- Litigation Phase: Our top-rated workers' compensation lawyers aggressively litigate your claim through filing PMT motions, motions to compel, and hearings.
What makes attorney Rich Griffin and his law firm the right choice for your workers' compensation claim?
- Our Promise To Our Clients: We will fight hard for your medical benefits, income benefits, permanent partial disability benefits, and settlement. We treat every case like it's worth a million dollars because every client deserves strong representation, excellent communication, and outstanding results.