Atlanta Georgia Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Wilson & Epstein
Practice Areas and Legal Definitions

Atlanta, Georgia work injury lawyers Wilson & Epstein represent all individuals who have been injured on the job and/or are disabled as the result of a job- related injury. For matters not listed here, please call Georgia workers’ compensation Attorneys Wilson & Epstein today.

Georgia Workers’ Compensation:

Workers' compensation is insurance that an employer is required by law to carry in case an employee is injured on the job or becomes ill, temporarily or permanently disabled, or fatally injured due to circumstances surrounding his or her job.

Although workers’ compensation laws vary from state to state, covered medical care generally includes: medical, surgical and hospital services, dental services, crutches, hearing aids, chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, nursing care and prescribed medications. Additional monetary compensation may be provided if an injured employee is temporarily unable to work for more than a certain number of calendar days set by state law, hospitalized as an in-patient, or becomes permanently disabled due to a job-related injury or illness. The right to receive medical treatment at the employer's expense typically continues as long as treatment is reasonable and necessary to treat the injury.

Georgia Orthopedic Injuries:

Orthopedic injuries can include injuries involving the spine, bones, joints, muscles, nerves and other parts of the skeletal system. The most common orthopedic injuries are bones fractures and sprains and strains. Sprains describe an injury to a ligament and strains describe an injury to muscle. Treatment for orthopedic injuries include medical counseling, medications, casts, splints and therapies, such as exercise or surgery.

Georgia Repetitive Stress Injury:

If an individual develops a repetitive stress injury (i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tennis elbow, etc.) from duties performed while on the job, he or she may receive workers’ compensation benefits including their choice of doctor(s), full medical care compensation, lost wage benefits, a lump-sum cash settlement, vocational retraining or re-schooling and permanent wage loss benefits.

Georgia Construction/Industrial Accidents:

Construction labor makes up one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States today; each year producing thousands of debilitating injuries and wrongful deaths. Factors that contribute to construction accidents include workers lifting loads with worn and weathered cables, working on elevated platforms without fall protection or wearing defective safety harnesses and lanyards, and/or working in trenches with improper benching and using outdated tools and equipment.

Construction site personal injury law is not practiced nor understood by many personal injury attorneys. As a result, many personal injury construction claims are often subject to mediocre representation and minimal financial compensation due to improper legal counsel. Injured construction workers are urged to seek a workers' compensation attorney who is knowledgeable in a variety of construction techniques and has successfully litigated numerous construction site personal injury cases.

• Burn Injuries: People who have suffered and survived the agony of second, third and even fourth degree burns describe the pain they experienced as among the most severe of all traumatic injuries. Personal injuries involving severe burns commonly result from explosions, premises fires, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, electric shock, as well as accidental exposure to harmful chemicals and radiation.

Georgia Toxic Exposure:

Due to the tremendous growth of corporate industry in the United States over the past fifty years, the number of dangerous, toxic substances in the environment has grown significantly. Some toxic substances are shown to cause substantial injury to people, such as lead-based paint which is linked to brain damage, especially in children; asbestos which is linked to lung cancer and restrictive lung disease; dry cleaning and other solvents which are linked to brain damage and major organ damage; pesticides such as dioxin and DDT which are linked to birth injuries; and toxic landfill waste which is linked to leukemia.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured on the job or a family member has suffered wrongful death as the result of an on the job accident in Fulton County, Dekalb County, Cobb County, Clayton County, Gwinnett County, Fayette County or within the surrounding cities, towns and counties of Georgia, call Atlanta, Georgia workers’ compensation Attorneys Wilson & Epstein today at 866-775-6375, or complete the contact form provided on this site to begin your consultation with a trusted Atlanta, Georgia workers’ compensation trial attorney. Your initial consultation on workers’ compensation matters is free.