This morning, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued a decision in the case of Garcia Trucking v. Jose Sandoval. While there is no new standard announced in this decision, there are some practical lessons to be drawn from it, most especially in light of the changes to the Board Rules regarding filing of the WC-1 […]
Last week we provided to you a summary of legislation pending before the Georgia General Assembly pertaining to worker’s compensation in Georgia. That legislation is now one step closer to being law as it has passed the Georgia State Senate this afternoon and is now headed to the Georgia House of Representatives for consideration. As […]
The package of legislation dealing with changes to Georgia’s Worker’s Compensation system was finally introduced yesterday in the Georgia Senate. The bill is the SBWC sponsored package that came out of the Advisory Committee Process. This bill has, therefore been vetted by representatives of injured workers, employers, insurance companies, Medical personnel and Defense attorneys . […]