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The Inadequate Role of Worker's Compensation in Georgia

The task of examining, administering compensation and medical benefits for work related injuries in any economy or country poses a formidable challenge to commerce and to the courts. A country without commerce cannot thrive. Clearly the development of a country hinges on commerce and the contribution of major corporations are certainly needed. A country without commerce is doomed.

Yet commerce without morality and fairness is destined for devastation and failure. It stands to reason that those who promote commerce be protected, both, those who contribute capital an those who contribute service and labor. The primary goal of any state or country should then be to protect the people for whom commerce exists bringing balance and fairness to the issue of money and morality. The Worker's Compensation System in its current state state is lacking in adequacy and fairness.

The state of Georgia, the Governor, Senators, and Congressional Representatives have the noble task of forming legislation that brings fairness and balance in this state. Georgia historically considered a commonwealth state where "the King" could not be wrong, evidently retained this principle in current workers compensation legislation, yielding undue privileges to employers and insurers at the expense of employees, the working people of the state. Profit over people is poor public policy.

The following issues need legislative revision in order to bring equity to Georgia's workers.

1. Increase in disability payment (Georgia is one of the lowest in the South.)

2. Revision of the power and influence employers and insurers exert on doctors and preventing from patient care.

3. Investigation of present policies of undue delay and denial of physician prescribed medication and treatment.

4. Greater fines against companies that willfully try to "starve out" or "stress out" injured employees.

5. Greater judicial accountability and responsibility on the part of the presiding Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and the full Appeal Board.

Attention is needed immediately because injured workers of Georgia are falling though the crack. These injured workers are suffering great personal losses in their lives both financially and emotionally and the well-being of their families ae at state.





 


Georgia Employee Association (GEA)
P.O. Box 2508
Stone Mountain, GA 30086
Phone: (404) 763-7006
Website: http://www.gef.8m.net
Email: employeefamily@yahoo.com

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