You were injured at work and filed a workers’ compensation claim, and now you’ve been told you need an independent medical exam (IME) requested by the Defense (Employer/Insurance Company). An independent medical exam is a medical evaluation performed by a doctor to evaluate whether or not the treatment the attending…

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is always overwhelming, but dealing with work-related death benefits makes it even more so. Sadly, work fatalities occur every day in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “There were 5,333 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States…

Workplace neck and back injuries make it difficult for thousands of employees across Georgia.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Over 78,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported among Georgia’s private industry employers in 2019, resulting in an incidence rate of 2.5 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers.”…

As much as we want to believe all doctors follow the “do no harm” code of ethics, workers’ compensation claims prove that some authorized treating physicians mess up or prioritize their own needs over their patients’. I’m not going to lie – it hurts just to write that. Sadly, it’s…

You’re already dealing with the pain of a workplace injury and all the associated costs. Now, you find out your workers’ comp claim is denied.  You need to be compensated for medical treatment and income benefits, but that won’t happen if your workers’ comp claim is denied.  This adds even…

A workplace traumatic brain injury is life-changing – even one that is considered mild.  That’s why I tell everyone I care about that a workplace traumatic brain injury (TBI) is nothing to mess around with. It needs to be taken seriously from the get-go. WorkCare reports, “TBIs annually account for…

You’ve suffered an injury at work, and you get a call from a friendly nurse case manager. That should be a good thing, right? Wrong! As helpful as they claim to be, nurse case managers are really interfering with your workers’ comp claim – and not to your benefit.  They…

Read on for our list of workers’ comp dos and don’ts If you’ve suffered a workplace injury, you’re entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits. The problem is that there are several workers’ comp dos and don’ts that can impact your chances of receiving the benefits you deserve.  The first thing…

You’ve suffered a workplace injury, and now you are stuck waiting to receive workers’ compensation benefits. What’s the holdup? Unfortunately, there are a number of common workers’ comp delay tactics that insurance companies use to keep you in limbo. Many insurance companies drag their feet because paying out money to…

As if being injured and filing a workers’ comp claim wasn’t bad enough, now you have to ask the question, “Is the insurance company spying on me?” I hate to be the one to break the news to you, but insurance surveillance is a real thing.  Insurance companies are in…