Jodi Ginsberg - Georgia Workers Compensation Lawyer

Recently, a number of retired football players have sued the NFL for damages arising from concussion injuries associated with the head trauma regularly incurred in professional football games. Does the NFL have an argument that…more

Under Georgia law, you are eligible to receive 2/3 of your average weekly wage with a maximum of $500 per week. The average weekly wage calculation is just that – an average. Your employer calculates your average weekly wage…more

Georgia law is fairly well settled that an injury you incur while on your way to or from work is not a compensable injury. The policy behind this rules arises from concerns about the lack of control your employer would have…more

An area of concern for many workers’ compensation claimants has to do with returning to work under a fully or light duty release. I always remind my clients about the importance of having a WC-240 form in hand before attempting…more

Perhaps no other element of a worker’s compensation case gives rise to as many questions as the subject of when and how to settle your case. In my opinion the timing of settlement negotiations can greatly influence the outcome…more

Have you ever wondered how an insurance adjuster can influence your authorized workers’ compensation doctor? If you work in an industry where employees often get hurt, or where work injuries are likely to be serious, you can be…more

Would you be surprised if I told you that those photos you uploaded to Facebook, or that video of your child’s basketball game now playing on YouTube, or even your restaurant “check-in” on Yelp could cost you thousands of…more

Often the problem that drives clients to call me relates to lost wage checks. Specifically, you may have been hurt a week or two ago, you are getting letters and State Board forms in the mail, but no lost wage check. What…more

I understand how important it is that you receive your weekly temporary total disability benefits on time. If you are like many of my clients, when you lose your regular paycheck and you are depending on workers' compensation,…more

Under Georgia's workers' compensation law, your employer gets to direct where you get medical care if your employer provides you with a valid "posted panel of physicians." Not surprisingly, posted panel doctors sometimes bring a…more

Many of my clients are surprised to learn that their husband, wife or significant other can ask for payment for "attendant care" of an injured worker at home. Why? Often my seriously injured clients cannot take care of basic…more

If you have never been involved in the Georgia workers’ compensation system before, you may be shocked and disappointed to learn that some of the physicians you meet seem to have an agenda other than your health and best…more

This past July, I discussed on this blog issues related to the participation of a nurse case manager in a Georgia Workers' Compensation claim. In that post I pointed out that insurance adjusters sometimes assign a nurse case…more

Often, when a worker injures his back on the job, the human resources manager will take down a claim and refer the worker to an industrial clinic for evaluation and treatment. All too often, the industrial clinic or other posted…more

Last year I published an article on this blog entitled "How Facebook Can Undermine Your Workers' Compensation Case." I pointed out then that the default "privacy" settings on Facebook offered very little privacy at all – your…more