Georgia Workers Compensation Law

Workers compensation lawyer serving clients in Atlanta, Marietta, Cartersville, Decatur and surrounding areas

How do local (including Atlanta) workers compensation laws differentiate between disability and impairment?

Although the terms disability and impairment may seem interchangeable, Atlanta workers comp law recognizes them by significantly different definitions.  If you've suffered a work-related injury, count on Hoffspiegel & Associates to provide you with a workers compensation lawyer in Atlanta who is qualified to handle your claim.  We provide you with representation and information to get you the benefits you deserve.

For those located within the state of Georgia, such as in Atlanta, worker compensation laws define a disability as the “alteration of an individual’s capacity to meet personal, social, or occupational demands or statutory or regulatory requirements because of impairment.”  Essentially, this means that a disability is the result of impairment, as it impacts your ability to perform any personal, social, or professional activities that your daily life demands.  Impairments include, but are not limited to, permanent injuries affecting any of the following:

• Coordination
• Muscular strength
• Joint mobility
• Sensory perception 

How might one of these impairments result in a disability?

Consider an individual who has a physically demanding job with an impairment that inhibits his strength to a debilitating degree. Or, an office worker with impaired coordination that hinders or removes the worker's ability to use a mouse and keyboard.  If you sustain work-related injuries that results in such a disability, Hoffspiegel & Associates has a workers compensation lawyer in Atlanta who can advise and represent you throughout the claim process.

Solid legal representation in Atlanta with Hoffspiegel & Associates

Standard medical evaluations in Georgia do not include disability determinations.  Contact Hoffspiegel & Associates today at 404.760.8600 for a qualified workers compensation attorney who will work hard for fair compensation on your behalf.