Unfortunately, the Atlanta State Board of Workers’ Compensation has a few Administrative Law Judges and many, many Georgia workers’ compensation claims to be heard at each calendar call. In my experience, at least 99% of “first set” hearings are postponed at least 30 days. More often than not, even “second set” hearings are postponed. Why? When we  … Read more

When it comes to back injuries sustained at work, the old saying “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone” rings especially true. The pain of a back injury can be debilitating, and it affects everything you do at work and at home. If you’ve hurt your back in the workplace, you’re not alone.  … Read more

  Michael R. Moebes   For the past several years, our founding attorney, Michael Moebes, has been a “Rising Star” designee (for attorneys under 40) by the national organization Super Lawyers, which rates attorneys nominated by their peers.  In 2018, Mr. Moebes has been awarded the Super Lawyer status for workers’ compensation claimants’ attorneys in  … Read more

Every year during the first few months of a new year, this question comes up from clients.  The simple answer is “none.” However, per IRS Publication 525, if you’re on Social Security, and it has been reduced by the amount of workers’ compensation benefits you’re being paid, that amount is likely taxable.  However, for the  … Read more

A Cuyahoga County judge has awarded nearly $860 million in restitution to a group of Ohio employers involved in a class-action lawsuit that began in 2007. The suit claimed that the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation, which provides worker’s compensation benefits to about two-thirds of Ohio’s workforce, overcharged the more than 270,000 employers for worker’s compensation  … Read more

Now that Georgia ranks just behind New York and California for TV and film shoots, to the tune of $7 Billion annually, we’ve seen an increase in clients who work on both sides of the camera as clients.  One was a driver for “The Walking Dead;” another was a grip on “The Hunger Games;” one  … Read more

Every year during the first few months of a new year, this question comes up from clients.  The simple answer is “none.” However, per IRS Publication 525, if you’re on Social Security, and it has been reduced by the amount of workers’ compensation benefits you’re being paid, that amount is likely taxable.  However, for the  … Read more

If you’re in the process of resolving your workers’ compensation claim (or have settled it recently), please make sure you have health coverage going forward to cover your future treatment!  The deadline to sign up for a plan under the exchange created by the Affordable Care Act is today (it was extended from 12/15/16), so  … Read more

We are honored to, once again, be chosen as one of the “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine for injury lawyers in the state of Georgia.  You can review the entire list of chosen attorneys here. Congratulations to Mr. Moebes!

The most common occupation in America is truck driving, so our firm sees a lot of drivers as clients when injuries occur, whether that be from a vehicle collision, a lifting injury from the loading/unloading process, or a fall.  Over 9 Billion tons of freight are moved each year in the U.S.! The below graphic  … Read more