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Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation Rule 205
What Can I Do If the Insurance Company is Not Authorizing Medical Treatment? The Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation updated Board Rule 205 to provide a mechanism for injured workers to seek authorization of treatment recommended by the authorized treating physician. The new rule allows an injured worker to file a Petition to… Read More »
Wearable technology and Worker’s Compensation
This is an interesting, short article from Business Insurance, discussing the potential for wearable technology to prevent workplace accidents. This certainly appears to be a good thing but I would also have some privacy concerns regarding an employer/insurer monitoring and collecting an individual’s health information. http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20171005/NEWS08/912316335/Wearable-devices-pack-outsize-safety-punch
Which Judge is Going to Hear my Georgia Workers’ Compensation Claim?
The Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation has administrative law judges who handle cases in different parts of Georgia. The Board periodically publishes a map on its website which shows the judges who are assigned to specific territories. The most recent map on the State Board’s website is current as of March 1, 2017… Read More »
The O’Connell Law Firm Opening
I am excited to announce the opening of the O’Connell Law Firm! I started my law firm to help injured workers navigate the workers’ compensation system in our great state of Georgia. Of course, if anyone visiting my website has questions regarding an area other than workers’ compensation or a legal jurisdiction other than… Read More »