On July 14th, 2021, the Georgia Court of Appeals made the decision that Sheryl Daniel, who tripped and fell at work while on her way to her lunch …
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GA Court Upholds $5.2M on Case Involving Injury from Fallen Pipe
On June 30th, 2021, the Georgia Court of Appeals upheld an award of $5.2 million for a taxi driver named Max Laguerre, who suffered a traumatic brain …
OSHA Fines Plastics Recycler in Georgia $164,308 After Worker’s Deadly Fall
On June 22, 2021 the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) fined a plastics recycler based in Toccoa, Georgia, $164,308 following the …
Town Center Jewelry Store in Cobb County Robbed by Armed Gunmen
On May 6, 2021, the Town Center Mall in Cobb County, Georgia was shut down by police as they investigated an armed robbery and shooting that took …
New Report Compares Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits by State
An interactive tool for comparing compensation requirements, limits and deadlines for fatal work accidents ATLANTA, Ga., May 27, 2021 — Following a …
Brink’s Security Driver Shot Outside Atlanta Cafe
On May 4, 2021, gunfire erupted outside of a cafe in northwest Atlanta. While a Brink’s security team was stopped for a snack break, the gunman tried …
DeKalb County Restaurant Worker Dies in Kitchen Explosion
On the afternoon of May 11, 2021, there was an explosion in the kitchen of a DeKalb County restaurant. Tragically, a woman who was working died from …
Georgia Employers Must Provide FMLA Outside of Workers’ Comp
According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, employers could be determined “guilty” for violating the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) …
Bibb County Sheriff Stabbed To Death By Georgia Jail Inmate
On April 6th, a sheriff’s deputy was tragically stabbed to death by a handcuffed inmate in a Bibb County jail. The inmate, Albert Dewitt Booze, was …
