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Know your workers’ compensation rights and responsibilities after a workplace injury or occupational illness. In nearly all cases, an employee who is injured on the job in Georgia — or one who suffered a disability or disease related to their job — should be eligible...

Introduction to the Workers’ Compensation Law Workers’ compensation is insurance that provides cash benefits and/or medical care for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job. Employers pay for this insurance, and shall not require the...

A single workplace accident can leave a big impact on your business. Between the medical bills, the lost productivity, all the workers' compensation paperwork, and the low morale, the costs are high. The best way to avoid these costs is by avoiding an injury. Follow...

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it now knows what caused a small outbreak of a rare disease usually found in South Asia. At least four people in different states, including Georgia, came down with melioidosis. Two people died from the...

NEW YORK — (AP) — U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease even though none had traveled internationally: an aromatherapy spray imported from India. The Centers for Disease...

DEKALB COUNTY — DeKalb County fire said the four people have died in a plane crash at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. The FAA said a single-engine Cessna 210 crashed at 1:11 p.m. and caught fire after crashing. The FAA said four people were on the plane when it went down....

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A wrong-way driver shut down a major Cobb County highway after a head-on crash. Video obtained by FOX 5 shows the van crashing into a parked pickup truck. It happened along Veterans Memorial Highway near the intersection with Davis Drive. Cobb...

Food poisoning cases are pretty common, and some even make headlines. Potential viruses and bacteria that can cause food poisoning include E. Coli, Hepatitis, Botulism, Norovirus, Listeria, and Shigella. When a restaurant, grocery store, or other food distributor is...

A catastrophic injury after a car accident is exactly what it sounds like. It’s a serious, debilitating injury caused by an auto accident that has disastrous effects on the injured person’s life. Examples are TBIs and spinal cord injuries. Many survivors cannot work...