{"id":1536,"date":"2007-03-14T05:33:20","date_gmt":"2007-03-14T05:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/basic_overview_of_benefits_ava\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:15:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:15:17","slug":"basic-overview-of-benefits-ava","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/basic-overview-of-benefits-ava\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Overview of Benefits Available Under the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many people are unaware of what benefits are available to an injured worker in Georgia. Accordingly we thought it might be helpful to clients or potential clients to have an overview of the basic benefits.<\/p>\n

(A) TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY WEEKLY INCOME BENEFITS:<\/p>\n

If you are injured and begin losing time from work, you are entitled to receive 2\/3 of your average weekly wage up to a maximum of $450.00 per week. The first seven days of compensation are not payable until or unless you have missed 21 days from work. In other words, you are not entitled to weekly benefits if you miss 7 or less days from work. If you miss at least 21 days from work, you will be paid for the first 7. The first payment of weekly benefits, including the first 7 days, is due on the 21st day of disability.<\/p>\n

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Many people are unaware of what benefits are available to an injured worker in Georgia. Accordingly we thought it might be helpful to clients or potential clients to have an overview of the basic benefits. (A) TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY WEEKLY INCOME BENEFITS: If you are injured and begin losing time from work, you are entitled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-1536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal-injury-wrongful-death","tag-personal-injury"],"yoast_head":"\nBasic Overview of Benefits Available Under the Georgia Workers' Compensation Act — Trial Attorney Blog — March 14, 2007<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many people are unaware of what benefits are available to an injured worker in Georgia. 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