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If you are disabled by your injury, you should receive an income benefit check by the end of the third week after becoming disabled. The law gives the employer and insurer a three week grace period before they are required to pay benefits. Please contact us for a more complete explanation.

The amount of your benefit check for total disability is two-thirds of the average of your gross weekly income for the 13 weeks prior to your injury up to the cap in place at the time of your injury. Unfortunately, the cap instituted by the state legislature in Georgia is the lowest in the country. If you are able to work but are earning less than you could before your injury, you may be entitled to temporary partial disability benefits of two-thirds of the difference between what you made before your injury and what you make afterwards. That amount is also capped by the state legislature. Please contact us for a more complete explanation.

All employers in Georgia are required to have a list or posted panel of at least 6 doctors from whom you may receive treatment. The list should be in a place accessible by the employees (usually a bulletin board in a break room or common area). YOU HAVE THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO PICK A DOCTOR FROM THE PANEL. Your employer cannot tell you that you must treat with a particular doctor. If there is no panel posted, you may pick you own doctor with whom you wish to treat, and your employer and their insurer should have no input in that decision. Please contact us for a more complete explanation.

The employer and its insurer are responsible for all authorized medical bills related to your accepted injury. You are not required to pay any portion of the medical bills. Problems often arise over what treatment is authorized. Please contact us for a more complete explanation.

If the aggravation is temporary, it is still compensable until it resolves. If the aggravation is permanent, you may have a new injury. Please contact us for a more complete explanation.