Everyone has a workplace squabble now and again, but this disagreement between 2 McDonald’s employees quickly escalated. On Nov. 28th, Atlanta police arrived at the McDonald’s on Northside Drive—in Midtown—around midnight. They discovered 1 employee with a leg injury. According to their report, 2 …
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Inadequate training negatively impacts employees and employers alike, leading to costly injuries, low morale, and high turnover rates. Proper training is essential to ensure a safe and productive work environment, reducing the likelihood of workplace accidents.
However, when accidents do occur, it’s crucial to have a knowledgeable workers’ compensation attorney on your side.
Georgia Tyson Foods Worker Killed on the Job in Industrial Accident
On September 3, 2020, an unidentified maintenance worker at Tyson Foods’ Vienna, GA poultry processing plant, located 55 miles south of Macon, died on the loading dock. The 58-year-old man was pronounced dead on the scene by the Dooley County coroner, Ricky Hudson. No further details have been …
Can Injured or Ill Poll Workers Get Workers’ Comp in Georgia?
Learn about your rights and legal options if you’re injured as a poll worker in Georgia Poll workers play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of elections, often working long hours in a fast-paced environment to assist voters. While these civic-minded individuals help safeguard …
College Students Debate Workers’ Compensation for PTSD-Only Claims
Currently, all states allow injured workers to be compensated for some form of “mental” injuries (such as post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD), as long as there’s a corresponding physical injury. Far fewer states allow workers to file a workers’ compensation claim solely for PTSD or another …
Georgia Workers’ Compensation
For Injuries During a Robbery
or Other Criminal Act
For 26-year-old Khain Ladley, it started as just a typical day. He was beginning his new job as a sign dancer for Green Light Smoke in Athens, GA. Sign dancers are the people who stand on the side of the road and twirl their advertisements for passing motorists to see. During his first hour on the …
Target Settles Worker Safety Lawsuit; Pays Fine and Will Implement Change
For business owners, employee safety should be a top priority. Without able employees to operate your business, there will be problems running the day-to-day operations and it also opens the door for liability issues. In other words, it’s in a company’s best interest to take care of their employees …
