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Georgia workers’ compensation amendment increases disability and death benefits for injured workers and families

2020-03-12T13:34:57+00:00

Effective July 1, 2019, SB 135, signed by Governor Brian Kemp, amends state law related to workers' compensation for total disability, temporary partial disability, and compensation for death. Modified provisions related to workers’ compensation administration and benefits include: Expansion of allowances to 400-week maximum period cap For non-catastrophic injuries arising on or after July 1, [...]

Georgia workers’ compensation amendment increases disability and death benefits for injured workers and families 2020-03-12T13:34:57+00:00

Controversial government rollback threatens workers’ comp injury data

2020-03-12T13:34:57+00:00

Public health researchers worry accurate worker safety, injury and health data could be in jeopardy due in part to a deregulation pushed through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the leadership of the Trump administration. While history will forever remember January 25, 2019 as day 35 of the longest U.S government shutdown in history, [...]

Controversial government rollback threatens workers’ comp injury data 2020-03-12T13:34:57+00:00