http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Georgia/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free Georgia Workers' Compensation legal forms and free Georgia Workers' Compensation legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Georgia/how-do-i-know-if-my-employer-is-covered-by-wo.html Georgia law requires any employer with three or more employees, including regular part&shy;time employees to have workers` compensation insurance. Georgia Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Georgia/how-long-after-an-injury-do-i-have-to-report.html You should immediately report any injury to your employer. You must in any case notify your employer within 30 days of any work related injury. Failure to give this notice may result in your loss of workers` compensation benefits. Georgia Workers' Compensation FAQs Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:51:22 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Georgia/if-i-am-injured-on-the-job-can-i-choose-the-d.html Your employer reserves the right to choose the health care provider that treats your injury. Your employer is required to post information identifying medical care providers and may do so in any of the following ways.<p><ol><li>Post a Traditional Panel of Physicians consisting of at least four doctors. You may choose any one of the four. The panel must include one orthopedic physician and not more than two industrial clinics. Where possible a minority physician must be included. You may make one change to another doctor on the list without the permission of your employer.</li><p><li>Post a Conformed Panel of Physicians consisting of at least ten physicians. This panel shall include the same physicians required in the Traditional Panel plus a chiropractor and a general surgeon. You may make one change to another doctor on this panel without the permission of your employer.</li><p><li>Post the name of the Workers` Compensation Managed Care Organization certified by the Board which your employer has contracted with to provide medical services. Your employer must give you a notice of the eligible medical service providers and post a 24&shy; hour toll free number for the managed care organization. A managed care representative will assist you in scheduling an appointment with the eligible medical provider of your choice. You may make one change to another eligible physician at any time, without the permission of your employer.</li></ol> Georgia Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Georgia/if-i-am-unable-to-return-to-the-type-of-work.html In some instances your benefits may be reduced if you are released to work with restrictions. In the event that your wages are less than that of what they were at the time of your injury, you should receive a reduced benefit based on your current earnings. This amount is not to exceed $216.67 if your accident occurred on or after July 1, 1997. Georgia Workers' Compensation FAQs Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:51:22 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Georgia/my-employer-has-denied-my-claim-what-do-i-do.html After receiving a notice of denial from your employer or the employers insurance company, you may file a claim to protect your benefit rights. This must be done within one year from the date of your accident by filing form WC&shy;14 with the Georgia State Board of Workers` Compensation. If for any reason you do not receive benefits, you have the right to request a formal hearing before the Georgia State Board of Workers` Compensation. If you wish to contact the Georgia State Board of Workers` Compensation, a representative can be contacted at the phone numbers listed below.<p>In the metro Atlanta dialing area call (404) 656&shy;3818 and outside the metro Atlanta area call l&shy;800&shy;533&shy;0682. Georgia Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Georgia/what-workers-compensation-benefits-am-i-entit.html All reasonable and necessary medical care for the treatment of your injury will be covered as well as medical rehabilitation in some cases.<p>You may also be entitled to certain weekly wage disability benefits depending on your injury. These benefits can vary depending on the nature and extent of your work related injury. Georgia Workers' Compensation FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Workers-Compensation/Georgia/when-will-my-benefits-begin-and-how-long-will.html Workers` compensation benefits will begin if you have more than 7 days of inability to work. If you miss more than 21 days of work consecutively then you are eligible to be paid for the first 7 days you were unable to work. Your benefits will be based on your pay at the time of injury and will be approximately 2/3`s of your average weekly pay. You may receive no more than $325.00 for an injury that occurred on or after July 1, 1997. 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