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If you do not report your injury immediately, you may afford the employer and insurance company a defense that they would not otherwise have.<\/p>\n<p>2.  \tDetermine on your own whether the employer has the required panel list of authorized physicians posted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/your-duties-under-the-georgia\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Your Duties Under The Georgia Workers&#8217; Compensation Act\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We cannot tell people how many times unrepresented, injured workers sabotage their cases by failing to comply with their own obligations under the Georgia Workers\u2019 Compensation Act. At a minimum an employee who sustains an on-the-job injury must do the following: 1. Report any on-the-job injury within 30 days of the date of the injury. 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