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Atlanta Workers Comp Attorneys Help You Get Income Benefits
Our workers comp and personal injury attorneys’ in Atlanta help injured workers recover the compensation they need and deserve. We understand that when individuals are injured and can no longer work, their families depend on workers' compensation benefits to pay important bills. Consequently, the Atlanta workers comp lawyers at Cummings and Middlebrooks, LLP, work hard to get our clients the full amount of money they are due as quickly as possible.
In Georgia, there are different types of income benefits injured workers may be entitled to depending on their situations. Workers' compensation benefits depend on the kind of injury sustained and the resulting work restrictions issued by the doctor. Benefits are available when you are totally disabled, when your employer will not or cannot allow you to work under your doctor’s work restrictions, when you are not earning as much as you did before the accident due to your work injury, and when there has been permanent damage to all or part of your body.
Temporary Total Disability (TTD)
If your doctor determines that you are totally disabled, or your employer cannot or will not accommodate your work restrictions thus keeping you out of work, you are eligible for temporary total disability benefits. TTD benefits pay employees two-thirds of their pre-injury average weekly wage up to a maximum of $500 per week depending on the date of accident. For more information about TTD benefits and to speak with our workers comp attorneys in Atlanta – Click Here
Temporary Partial Disability (TPD)
If you return to work under work restrictions and are unable to earn as much as you did before your injury, you may be entitled to temporary partial disability benefits. TPD benefits are designed for people whose earning ability is reduced, but who are not completely disabled. If you qualify, you are entitled to two-thirds of the difference between your pre-injury weekly income and your weekly income upon returning to work up to $334 per week. For more information about TPD benefits and to speak with our personal injury lawyers in Atlanta – Click Here
Permanent Partial Disability (PPD)
When a treating doctor determines that you have achieved maximum medical improvement, you may be eligible for permanent partial disability benefits. PPD benefits are paid for the loss of function of a body part after an injury on the job. The American Medical Association has guidelines for calculating permanent impairment, but the calculations can be complicated. We are competent to make such calculations and we insure that our clients receive the proper monetary compensation for their permanent impairment caused by a work injury. For more information about PPD benefits and to learn more about Georgia workers comp – Click Here