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I was just hurt at work. What should I do next?
Immediately
report your injury to your supervisor. Write
down the name of the person at your work who you reported the injury to as well as
the date and time of your injury. Georgias ’s workers'
compensation law recognizes emergency situations and in most cases,
your company’s workers'’ comp insurance company will pay for your emergency
care it is a true emergency. If I want to hire a lawyer, how much will I have to pay?
The
State Board of Worker's Compensation has to approve as reasonable any
fee that a lawyer collects in your workers' compensation case. Most lawyers handle cases on a contingency contract, meaning that there is
no attorney's fee unless your case is settled and that no fee will
exceed 25% of your settlement. However many lawyers will take 25% of
each weekly benefit check you receive. At the Law Offices of E.W. Chip Angell P.C., we do not take any money from your benefit checks. Our job is to help you get the settlment you deserve.
If my claim is accepted, how much will I get each week?
If
your claim is accepted and the insurance company acknowledges that you
are disabled, you will receive a weekly payment equal to two-thirds
(2/3) of your average weekly wage, with a maximum cap on those weekly
benefits depending upon the date of your injury.
It
is beyond the scope of this web page to discuss in detail how your
average weekly wage is calculated. There are a number of formulas to
calculate your average weekly wage. If you dispute
the employer/insurer's average weekly wage calculation, we can request a hearing so the issue can be decided by a judge. |
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