{"id":35020,"date":"2026-10-01T11:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/how-to-file-a-workers-compensation-claim-in-georgia\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:05:55","slug":"como-presentar-una-reclamacion-de-indemnizacion-laboral-en-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/como-presentar-una-reclamacion-de-indemnizacion-laboral-en-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo presentar una reclamaci\u00f3n de indemnizaci\u00f3n laboral en Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly every worker in Atlanta is covered by workers\u2019 compensation insurance and is entitled to receive benefits when they are injured while performing their job. However, in order to ensure that they can collect benefits, an injured worker must take the appropriate steps in the immediate aftermath of sustaining an injury. While many injuries are relatively straightforward and the injured worker will have no trouble with receiving workers\u2019 compensation benefits, other cases can be more complicated and require the aid of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">workers\u2019 compensation attorney<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of the type of injuries, every worker must file a claim with the Georgia Board of Workers\u2019 Compensation for their case to proceed properly.<\/span>\n\n\n<h2><b>Steps After a Workplace Accident<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a workplace accident, regardless of whether or not injuries were sustained, it is very important that accidents are reported. This helps both employers and employees prevent future accidents and create safer work environments. If there were injuries, it is even more important that the following steps are observed:<\/span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n<ul>\n\t\n\n<li><b><b>Notify the employer &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing notification to your employer after an injury is extremely important because they legally have no responsibility for the injury until they have received notification. Although it is best to inform a supervisor, boss, or manager immediately, Georgia workers have up to 30 days after the injury occurred to report it. While notification can be provided orally, it is best to submit a written notification, that includes the date of the accident and what you were doing, as this provides documentation that can be used if there are any issues down the road. Failure to notify an employer of injuries could lead to denial of workers\u2019 compensation benefits.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n<ul>\n\t\n\n<li><b><b>Seek Medical Treatment &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important thing to do after a work-related injury is get the appropriate medical treatment immediately. This will prevent any injuries from getting worse, or even save your life. Seeing a doctor also helps begin the documentation of your injuries, an essential component of workers\u2019 compensation. In Georgia, injured workers are required to seek medical aid from a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sbwc.georgia.gov\/sites\/sbwc.georgia.gov\/files\/imported\/SBWC\/Files\/wc_p1.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">physician<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is authorized by their employer. Not doing so may be grounds to deny workers\u2019 compensation benefits.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n<ul>\n\t\n\n<li><b><b>File a Workers\u2019 Compensation Claim &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Injured Georgia workers should also make sure to file a claim with the Georgia State Board of Workers\u2019 Compensation within one year of the accident or two years from the date of the last paid weekly income benefits.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<h2><b>The Process of Filing a Claim<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sbwc.georgia.gov\/file-claim\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">file a claim<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for workers\u2019 compensation, injured Atlanta workers should complete the WC-14 form and submit copies to the State Board of Workers\u2019 Compensation, to their employer, and to their Workers\u2019 compensation insurance carrier. The form may be obtained online through the Board\u2019s website, by calling 404-656-3818, or by writing the Board. It is extremely important to complete this form in a timely manner or benefits may be denied.<\/span>\n\n\n<h2><b>Get Help Filing a Claim<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even legitimate workers\u2019 compensation claims can be denied, encounter problems, or a worker could be unsatisfied with the result. If you have any problems regarding your claim or have trouble filing for workers\u2019 compensation, you should speak to a <a href=\"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/contacto\/\">workers\u2019 compensation attorney<\/a>. Call <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workers Compensation Lawyers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 678-504-6565 to speak to an attorney about the specifics of your case to talk about filing your claim today.<\/span>]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-compensacion-laboral"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35020"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35024,"href":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35020\/revisions\/35024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workerscompensationlawyersatlanta.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}