Georgia Injury Absence Report
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Georgia Workers' Compensation (commonly known as Workman's Comp) is required for most all employers. Any employer with 3 or more full, part-time or even seasonal employees must carry this form of insurance.
Your weekly benefits will be two-thirds of your regular wages. You will get the checks for the number of weeks the law dictates. For example, you can receive weekly benefits for 225 weeks for the loss of or loss of the use of an arm.
You must report any accident immediately, but not later than 30 days after the accident, to your employer, your employer's representative, your foreman or immediate supervisor. Failure to do so may result in the loss of the benefits.
The PPD formula is determined by multiplying the rating of the body part injured by your average weekly wage to determine the full benefits owed to you.
The statute says that if you sustain a workplace injury, you must report that injury to your employer within 30 days. This 30-day notice provision was included in Georgia's workers' compensation law so that employers can conduct an investigation of an injury claim while reliable evidence is still available.
You must file a claim to protect your rights within one year from the date of your accident. This is accomplished by filing Form WC-14 with the State Board of Workers' Compensation. HOW DO I FILE A CLAIM? You may also obtain a Form WC-14 from the State Board of Workers' Compensation website .
Complete a new Form WC-14 to add an additional employer, insurer or to add date of injury.
As used in this chapter, "permanent partial disability" means disability partial in character but permanent in quality resulting from loss or loss of use of body members or from the partial loss of use of the employee's body.
The TPD rate is calculated by taking two-thirds (2154) of the difference between the claimant's pre-injury average weekly wage and the average weekly wage she earns once returning to work.
The temporary total disability benefit is equal to two-thirds of your average weekly wage. Typically, the calculation is based on the prior 13 weeks of wages immediately prior to the accident.
