Year: 2019
If you are an independent contractor and not an employee, you cannot file for workers’ compensation benefits in Georgia. With that said, some employers deliberately misclassify employees as “independent contractors” because they want to avoid paying workers’ compensation premiums. Even though such an employer may give you a…
If you get hurt on the job, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits in Georgia. These benefits can play an important role in the recovery process for you and your family. For instance, they can cover all costs that arise from the treatment of your injury. They…
You can suffer many types of injuries when you get into a car accident. One “hidden” type of injury is nerve damage. Even though you can’t see the injury like a cut, burn or broken bone, nerve damage can be as severe, costly and debilitating as any other…
If you get hurt on the job in Georgia, you may qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits could play an important role in your recovery. For instance, they can pay for your injury-related medical care and reimburse you for some of the costs of driving to your medical…
Getting hurt on the job can majorly disrupt your life. This is especially true if your injury prevents you from being able to work and earn income, or if it forces you to work at a lower-paying job than you had before the injury. Georgia workers’ compensation benefits…
Courtroom View Network recently chose a $12.5 verdict that attorney John Sherrod of Sherrod & Bernard, P.C., obtained in a motorcycle brake defect case for its list of the Top 10 Most Impressive Plaintiff Verdicts of 2018. A jury in Douglas County State Court returned the product liability verdict in February…