Schedule a Free Initial Consultation With an Attorney
Contact Cummings & Middlebrooks, LLP by calling 404-250-3292 to schedule a free initial consultation with a lawyer — not a paralegal or legal assistant. We offer evening and weekend hours, and home or hospital visits by request. Our law firm is conveniently located in Buckhead, near the NE7 Lenox Marta stop.
When you have been injured on the job, your first priority should be to take care of your health. At Cummings & Middlebrooks, LLP, we help our clients get the medical benefits they need to get better and that they are entitled to by law. We usually encourage our clients to see a doctor or occupational clinic right away, and to make sure that the health care provider they see takes their injuries seriously.
Our law office helps people with every part of their workers' compensation claims, from simply filing a Notice of Claim to litigating denied claims. We even assist clients with injuries that have been accepted by the insurance company by insuring they receive the correct amount of weekly compensation on time and their medical treatment is authorized and paid by workers’ compensation.
Your Medical Benefits
Under Georgia workers' compensation law, employers are required to maintain a posted panel of physicians and provide employees injured on the job with medical treatment. If your employer does not keep a list of its own doctors, or if their list does not meet the requirements set forth by law, you may be eligible to see a doctor of your own choosing. Even if you are already receiving medical treatment you may be entitled to an independent medical evaluation by a doctor you select.When you are injured on the job, your employer is required to pay for 100 percent of your medical expenses and treatment. This includes:
- Office visits
- Prescription medications
- Travel to and from medical appointments
- Parking at your doctor’s office
- Medical supplies like crutches, braces, gauze, splints and dressings