Have you been injured on your job? If so, you are automatically entitled to Georgia workers compensation benefits. These benefits include
weekly checks and free medical care. With limited exceptions, it does not matter if you were at fault, and your employer cannot refuse to cover you.
Why Georgia Workers Comp is Different from Other Accident Cases
Georgia workers compensation claims are different than other personal injury cases. Georgia’s workers compensation law is not about negligence or
proving fault. The law says that if you are injured while on the clock, you are automatically covered. And every employer who operates in the State of Georgia with more than three employees must provide
workers compensation coverage to all of its employees. You can learn more about Georgia workers compensation law by clicking here.
Why Do You Need a Lawyer?
Why, then, would you need a workers compensation lawyer like Jodi or Jonathan Ginsberg? After all, the law says that you are automatically covered if you
are hurt on the job. Unfortunately, in real life, the workers compensation system often does not work the way it is supposed to work. Here are some examples from our files showing how some Georgia
employers have tried to avoid providing benefits to their injured employees.
Your employer and its insurance company may challenge your claim by asserting that you got hurt elsewhere and not on the job
Your employer and its insurance company may fight your claim that you are exaggerating or faking your injuries
Your employer and its insurance company may insist that you have recovered, when, in fact, you have not
Your employer and its insurance company may deny your claim by saying that you lied about a pre-existing condition on your job application
Your employer may fire you from your job after an injury and simply ignore your claim
Your employer and its insurer may try to get you to accept a settlement of your case when all of your medical problems have not yet been addressed
What To Do If Your Claim is Denied
If your employer and its insurance company try to deny your claim, we can help you fight for the benefits you deserve. We are both experienced lawyers -
Jodi has been in practice for 17 years and Jonathan for 18 years - and we have represented close to one thousand clients over the years.
Your employer’s insurance company lawyers are also experienced and capable litigators. These lawyers market their services to businesses and insurance
companies by promising to fight claims like yours, reduce the money paid out and force early, cheap settlements. Thus, if you are injured and file a workers compensation claim, you can expect a fight and you
should not expect the insurance company to help you in any way.
You can expect a fight even if you have been a long time employee and are friendly with your employer. Once your claim is filed, your employer probably has
very little to do with how the insurance company or its lawyer handles your file. Insurance company claims agents, who are called “insurance adjustors” are trained to save money for their
employer. Sometimes these insurance adjustors get paid a bonus for keeping costs down.
Some of the “dirty tricks” we see over and over include:
paying wage benefit checks late to cause your financial hardship
sending you for medical exams with conservative, “industrial clinic” types of doctors
refusing to authorize needed specialists
refusing to authorize needed medications
suddenly canceling your surgery without giving you notice
authorizing surgery, but refusing to authorize post-surgical care
Therefore, if you have a work injury, you should not assume that your employer’s insurance company will treat you very nicely, nor should you assume that
they will take any steps to help you.
Why Hire Ginsberg Law?
You should consider hiring Jodi and Jonathan Ginsberg as your lawyers because our job is to make sure that you get every penny to which you are entitled and that
you get quality medical care for your medical condition.
As a small law firm, we will give you one on one attention. Your case will not be shuffled off to a paralegal and you can expect your lawyer to take your
phone calls and to personally speak with you regularly - daily if needed.
Jodi and Jonathan are both “AV” rated by the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory, which obtains lawyer ratings from other lawyers and from
judges. An AV rating is the highest rating that can be given a lawyer and identifies a lawyer with “very high to preeminent legal ability and is the highest reflection of expertise experience, integrity
and overall professional excellence.” Martindale-Hubbell ratings are established by attorneys for attorneys and as it states, “clearly indicates a demonstration of the highest professional and ethical
standards.”
You can be confident that Jodi or Jonathan Ginsberg will provide you dedicated and knowledgeable representation.
Call For Your Free Case Evaluation
So, if you have been hurt on the job in Georgia and just want more information, Jodi and Jonathan encourage you to call us at 770-351-0801 or e-mail us for a free case evaluation. If you do choose to
hire us, we will handle your case on a “no fee unless you win” basis, meaning that you will not have to come out of pocket for hourly legal fees.
