[[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question","text":"Georgia's workers' compensation laws govern the rights and obligations of employees and employers when workers get hurt on the job or develop an occupational illness. Key provisions of the workers' comp laws include: Employees must notify their employers about a work-related injury or occupational illness; Employees who need to file a formal workers\u2019 comp claim with the state must do so within one year of the work accident or the last authorized medical treatment or within two years of the last payment of weekly benefits; Employers may choose a panel of physicians that injured employees must select from to receive treatment covered by workers' comp.","@id":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#Answer"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question1","text":"Under the Georgia workers\u2019 comp system, employees may receive various defined income benefits, including: Payment of all reasonably necessary medical treatment and rehabilitation; Temporary total disability benefits; Temporary partial disability benefits; Permanent partial disability benefits; Death benefits, including weekly payments and contributions toward funeral and burial expenses","@id":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#Answer1"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Answer","name":"Answer Question2","text":"Georgia\u2019s workers\u2019 compensation law requires you to file a formal claim with the State Board of Workers' Compensation within one year of suffering a work-related injury. If you have received medical benefits or weekly payments, you have one year from the last treatment date or two years from the last benefits payment date to file your claim.  If the board initially rules against your claim, you have 20 days to file an appeal to a three-member panel of the board. From there, you have 20 days to appeal an adverse ruling to the superior court and 30 days to appeal to the court of appeals if the superior court rules against you.","@id":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#Answer2"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What Are Georgia's Workers\u2019 Compensation Laws?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#Answer"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#Question"},{"@type":"Question","name":"What Benefits Are Available from Workers\u2019 Compensation in Georgia?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#Answer1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#Question1"},{"@type":"Question","name":"How Long Do I Have to File a Workers' Comp Appeal in Georgia?","acceptedAnswer":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#Answer2"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#Question2"}],"name":"When to hire a Georgia workers\u2019 compensation lawyer","@id":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#FAQPage"}],{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"When to Hire a Georgia Workers\u2019 Compensation Lawyer?","item":"https:\/\/www.sherrodandbernard.com\/blog\/when-to-hire-workers-comp-lawyer\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]