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December 15, 2016

YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND HOW IT CAN AFFECT YOUR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM

Georgia Workers’ Compensation Blog, December 2016 Nathan E. Woody, CORALES & WOODY, LLC Your Social Media and How It Can Affect Your Workers’ Compensation Claim Social media has become...

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November 29, 2016

HOW IS WORKERS’ COMPENSATION DIFFERENT FROM PERSONAL INJURY?

Georgia Workers’ Compensation Blog, December 2016 Nathan E. Woody, CORALES & WOODY, LLC How is Workers’ Compensation Different from Personal Injury? Many people who are injured at work are...

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November 4, 2016

IDIOPATHIC INJURIES IN GEORGIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Georgia Workers’ Compensation Blog, November 2016 Nathan E. Woody, CORALES & WOODY, LLC Idiopathic Injuries in Georgia Workers’ Compensation In order for an injury at work to be eligible...

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October 27, 2016

MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT IN GEORGIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES

Georgia Workers’ Compensation Blog, October 2016 Nathan E. Woody, CORALES & WOODY, LLC Medical Case Management in Georgia Workers’ Compensation Cases On January 1, 2016, the Georgia State...

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September 26, 2016

THE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATION IN GEORGIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES

Georgia Workers’ Compensation Blog, September 2016 Nathan E. Woody, CORALES & WOODY, LLC The Functional Capacity Evaluation in Georgia Workers’ Compensation Cases A Functional Capacity Evaluation or “FCE” is...

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April 11, 2016

AN INTRODUCTION TO AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES

Georgia Workers’ Compensation Blog, April 2016 Nathan E. Woody, CORALES & WOODY, LLC AN INTRODUCTION TO AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES An “affirmative defense” in injury law is raised when a...

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February 22, 2016

THE SEVEN DAY WAITING PERIOD

If you have been injured on the job in Georgia, you can potentially access two primary categories of benefits: 1) medical benefits, and 2) disability...