Georgia workers’ comp

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Tis’ the Season: Are you covered under workers’ comp at your part-time, seasonal job?

2020-03-12T13:34:56+00:00

There's a lot of ambiguity around what's covered for seasonal workers. Do they get a lunch break? Can they request time off? Are they covered by workers' compensation? How many hours can they work? As the holiday shopping season peaks, so does the number of workers hired temporarily to accommodate the seasonal increase in business. [...]

Tis’ the Season: Are you covered under workers’ comp at your part-time, seasonal job? 2020-03-12T13:34:56+00:00

“Track Policy” now LIVE on GA State Board of Workers’ Compensation website

2020-03-12T13:34:56+00:00

Dec. 17, 2019 - Track Policy is now available on the Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation website. The newest feature is an enhancement to the Online Employer's Workers' Compensation Coverage Verification tool, which previously only allowed employees to verify whether or not their employer has an existing workers' compensation insurance policy in the state of [...]

“Track Policy” now LIVE on GA State Board of Workers’ Compensation website 2020-03-12T13:34:56+00:00

“Track Policy” – New system allows you to track workers’ comp “insurance policy” changes

2020-03-12T13:34:56+00:00

Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation recently announced plans to roll out "Track Policy" a new verification enhancement system on November 30, 2019. The new system will allow users to receive "email" notifications of transactions for a specific insurance policy. Notifications will include cancellations of a workers' comp insurance policy or subsequent reinstatement of a workers' [...]

“Track Policy” – New system allows you to track workers’ comp “insurance policy” changes 2020-03-12T13:34:56+00:00

Got compensation? What you need to know when you’re still waiting on your workers’ comp check

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

Do you know your rights as an injured worker in the state of Georgia? No one plans to get hurt on the job. Sudden injuries can be debilitating, life-altering, career-threatening, and even catastrophic. The uncertainty of job security and being able to work in the only industry you know, exasperated by the decrease [...]

Got compensation? What you need to know when you’re still waiting on your workers’ comp check 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