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The Cochran Firm Atlanta is the premier firm in The Big Peach for workers’ compensation attorneys. Our staff has the expertise and experience to fight corporations, businesses and insurance companies to get you what you deserve and what you need.
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[TRANSCRIPT]: Hi. I’m Attorney Andre Ramsay with the Cochran Firm in Atlanta.
Is workers’ compensation a type of insurance? Yes, it is. It’s an insurance policy that you don’t have to pay into as an employee. Your employer provides it provided that they have workers’ compensation insurance, and you’re eligible for it on the very first day of employment. There is no waiting period. So if you’re hurt on the very first day that you work, you’re still covered under workers’ compensation insurance.
So make sure you give us a call today, if you have any legal questions, we’re here with the expertise to assist you. Again, I am Attorney Andre Ramsay, and I am the lawyer for the everyday worker.
The Cochran Firm Atlanta has a simple mission, to bring legal justice to the clients who have suffered personal injuries. Our partners are hand-picked by Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., and are committed to continuing his legacy and his passionate advocacy for the disadvantaged, the disenfranchised, and the downtrodden.
Attorney Andre’ C. Ramsay joined The Cochran Firm Atlanta in 2016. He previously worked as an Associate Attorney at a fast-paced North Atlanta law firm specializing in the practice areas of Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, and Social Security Disability. Mr. Ramsay aggressively represents many injured workers in acquiring all income and medical benefits available to them to the full extent of the law.
Andre’ earned a bachelor’s degree in Management of Information Studies, with a minor in Business Administration from Florida State University. As an undergraduate student, Andre’ was one of 16 students chosen from 23 states for the Florida State University College of Law National Summer Law Program. Andre’ later earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. While in law school, Andre’ competed in the American Bar Association Client Interviewing and Counseling competition where he placed in the "National Top-6" after winning the Regional competition. Andre’ also founded the Caribbean Law Students Association, was a Student Bar Association Class Representative, and a Pre-Trial CALI award recipient. Andre’ also clerked for a well-known national law firm, where he had the opportunity to work directly under a former Georgia Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judge.
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[TRANSCRIPT]: Hi. I’m attorney Andre Ramsay with the Cochran Firm in Atlanta.
A vast majority of my clients are either warehouse workers or plant workers. And what I see quite frequently is the type of injury that they sustain aren’t acute injuries, but rather they were repetitive injuries. Meaning they’ve suffered this injury over an extended period of time. So you may be working in a plant where you’re constantly working on a conveyor belt, you’re bending, you’re pulling, you’re lifting, you’re shifting frequently on a daily basis. Those things take a toll on your body. You do not have to suffer an injury that occurred just like that. It could be something that has took time and developed. So long as it developed while you’re working, it is still covered under workers’ compensation. But your employer may not want to give you the insurance benefits that you need, which is why you need to call us.
Give us a call today, let us work with you to get you the income benefits and the medical treatment that you need, and we’ll put you in a better position there when you called us. Please, give me a call today. Again, my name is Andre Ramsay, and I am the lawyer for the everyday worker.
The Cochran Firm Atlanta has a simple mission, to bring legal justice to the clients who have suffered personal injuries. Our partners are hand-picked by Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., and are committed to continuing his legacy and his passionate advocacy for the disadvantaged, the disenfranchised, and the downtrodden.
Attorney Andre’ C. Ramsay joined The Cochran Firm Atlanta in 2016. He previously worked as an Associate Attorney at a fast-paced North Atlanta law firm specializing in the practice areas of Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, and Social Security Disability. Mr. Ramsay aggressively represents many injured workers in acquiring all income and medical benefits available to them to the full extent of the law.
Andre’ earned a bachelor’s degree in Management of Information Studies, with a minor in Business Administration from Florida State University. As an undergraduate student, Andre’ was one of 16 students chosen from 23 states for the Florida State University College of Law National Summer Law Program. Andre’ later earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School. While in law school, Andre’ competed in the American Bar Association Client Interviewing and Counseling competition where he placed in the "National Top-6" after winning the Regional competition. Andre’ also founded the Caribbean Law Students Association, was a Student Bar Association Class Representative, and a Pre-Trial CALI award recipient. Andre’ also clerked for a well-known national law firm, where he had the opportunity to work directly under a former Georgia Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judge.
NOTICE: You are not a client of this law firm and we do not represent you unless you have a signed attorney/client agreement with this law firm. No duties or privileged relationships are intended to be created by this communication where they do not otherwise exist.
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In this video, Andre’ Ramsay answers, "What happens if you work two jobs and are injured at one of them?"
TRANSCRIPT: Hi, I'm Attorney Andre Ramsay with the Cochran Firm in Atlanta.
We get calls from time to time when people work two, maybe three jobs. Yet, they are injured at one job and they don't know what to do. Those are things that are very, very case-specific. We may be able to get you income from two jobs or three jobs. But we won't know until you give us a call.
Give us a call today and let's discuss your claim, let's discuss your job, let's see what we can do for you. Again, my name is Andre Ramsay and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Visit us today at http://cochranfirmatlantaworkerscompensation.com/ or call (404) 222-9922.
In this video, Workers' Compensation Attorney Andre’ Ramsay answers, Can You File for Workers' Compensation Benefits After Being Fired?
[TRANSCRIPT] Hi, I’m Attorney Andre’ Ramsay, your workers' compensation attorney. Now, from time to time, I do get phone calls from employees that have already been fired before they called us to discuss their worker’s comp claim. So the question is, can you file a workers’ compensation claim after you’ve been fired? Typically, the answer is yes. The law still allows you to receive medical treatment even after you’ve been terminated. But here’s the tricky part. You may not be able to get income benefits. That’s why you need to give us a call so we can discuss your case further. Again, my name is Andre’ Ramsay and I’m the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Visit us today at http://cochranfirmatlantaworkerscompensation.com/ or call (404) 222-9922.
[TRANSCRIPT]: Hi. I’m Attorney Andre' Ramsay, your workers’ compensation Attorney. Now, let’s just say you go through your entire claim and you SETTLE your worker's compensation claim, do you have to pay your doctors out of your settlement? The answer is typically ‘No’. Workers’ compensation coverage pays for all of your treatment so long as it’s authorized, but not every doctor is authorized. So that’s why you need to give us a call so we can talk with you and work through that situation, and make sure you maximize the amount of money that you receive. Give us a call today. Again, my name is Andre' Ramsay, and I’m the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Visit us today at http://cochranfirmatlantaworkerscompensation.com/ or call (404) 222-9922.
In this video, Workers' Compensation Attorney Andre’ Ramsay answers, How Does a Workers' Compensation Disability Rating Work?
[TRANSCRIPT] Hi, I'm Attorney Andre’ Ramsay with the Cochran Firm in Atlanta. Now, what is a disability rating? Or you may hear it called as a PPT rating. Now, it is not to get confused with you being disabled from work. A disability rating just simply means you lost a percentage of the use of your body. That's it. And there's a value that's associated with that number, which is why you need to give us a call so we can make sure you get into your appropriate value for your disability rating. So, give us a call today. Again, my name is Andre’ Ramsay and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Visit us today at http://cochranfirmatlantaworkerscompensation.com/ or call (404) 222-9922.
In this video, Workers' Compensation Attorney Andre’ Ramsay answers, Part-Time Workers and Workers' Compensation: Do You Qualify for Workers' Compensation?
[TRANSCRIPT] Hi, I'm Attorney Andre’ Ramsay with The Cochran Firm in Atlanta. Now, if you're working part-time, do you qualify for workers’ compensation insurance? So long as the part-time work is regular, as in every other week or every weekend or maybe two or three days a week, then you qualify in the workers’ compensation insurance to get the medical treatment and the income benefits that you need. So give us a call today, again, my name is Andre’ Ramsay and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
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In this video, Workers' Compensation Attorney Andre’ Ramsay answers, FREE BOOK - Should You Hire a Workers' Compensation Attorney or Can You Handle Your Own Case?
[TRANSCRIPT] Hi, I'm Attorney Andre’ Ramsay, your workers’ compensation attorney.
Now, I get asked a few times, why did I become a lawyer?
It's really quite simple. I just wanted to help people. I haven't always been a lawyer. I didn't take the direct path from college to law school, to being an attorney. There was seven to eight years in between college and law school that I was a worker just like you. I worked in retail. I worked in service, I worked in customer service. I worked manual jobs.
And these things made me have an appreciation for you. It made me have an appreciation for people who get hurt. I wanted to be that person that you could rely on. I wanted to be that person that you could call and know that I would fight for you.
So before you talk to any lawyer, before you hire me, I want you to get a copy of this free book. It tells you everything you need to know. It tells you do's and don'ts. Whatever is not in there, is in here. So give me a call, let me help you, let me be the person that you and your family can rely on.
I thank you so much for your time. I thank you for your service. I thank my clients for trusting me with their lives and their livelihood. So give me a call. Let me help you. Again, I'm Attorney Andre’ Ramsay, and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker. Get the free book.
Visit us today at http://cochranfirmatlantaworkerscompensation.com/ or call (404) 222-9922.
In this video, Workers' Compensation Attorney Andre’ Ramsay answers, Nursing Injuries and Workers Compensation - What Can Happen if You are Injured Offsite?
[TRANSCRIPT] Hi, I’m Attorney Andre’ Ramsay with the Cochran Firm in Atlanta. Now, let’s just say you’re a nurse or a CNA and you’re hurt offsite possibly providing treatment to a patient that lives at home. Is that covered in the workers' compensation insurance? The answer? Most likely yes. Now, obviously, there are factors that we need to consider. That’s why you need to give us a phone call. Again, my name is Andre’ Ramsay and I’m the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Visit us today at http://cochranfirmatlantaworkerscompensation.com/ or call (404) 222-9922.
In this video, Workers' Compensation Attorney Andre’ Ramsay answers, Nursing Injuries and Workers Compensation: Are You Covered?
[TRANSCRIPT] Hi, I'm Attorney Andre' Ramsay with The Cochran Firm in Atlanta. Now say you're a nurse or a CNA, and you have to travel to and from patients' home to provide them care as a part of your employment. Is that covered in the workers' compensation insurance? The answer, most likely yes. There are certain factors we do need to cover to make sure that you're covered under workers' comp insurance and that's why you need to give us a call. These things are case-specific. Again, my name is Attorney Andre' Ramsay and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
If you have been injured on the job, BEFORE you hire an attorney...BEFORE you sign ANY form...GET this FREE book http://theworkerscompbook.com
Visit us today at http://cochranfirmatlantaworkerscompensation.com/ or call (404) 222-9922.
In this video, Workers' Compensation Attorney Andre’ Ramsay answers, How Much Does a Workers' Compensation Lawyer Charge?
[TRANSCRIPT] Hi, I'm Attorney Andre’ Ramsay with the Cochran Firm at Atlanta.
Now, how much do you have to pay your attorney once you file a workers’ compensation claim? Truth of the matter is, you don’t pay me anything until we settle your case. When you come in to speak with me, for one, you get a free consultation. For two, you don’t have to pay me anything upfront in order to represent you, regardless if I have to go to court to do something, to make the insurance company pay you what they owe you.
So again, it doesn’t cost you anything to come and speak with me. It doesn’t cost you anything to come and sit down and discuss the details of your case. So come in and talk to me. I’ll be happy and willing to help you.
Again, my name is Andre’ Ramsay, and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
A brain injury can be devastating and life altering for you and your family. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a brain injury claim.
Head injuries can occur in all types of accidents. When these injuries occur you or your loved ones could suffer long-term injuries that can affect your everyday life. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a claim.
Brain injury cases are unique and challenging and the outcomes of lawsuits are hard to predict as each case is different.
A brain injury can be devastating and life altering for you and your family. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a brain injury claim.
Head injuries can occur in all types of accidents. When these injuries occur you or your loved ones could suffer long-term injuries that can affect your everyday life. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a claim.
Brain injury cases are unique and challenging and the outcomes of lawsuits are hard to predict as each case is different.
A brain injury can be devastating and life altering for you and your family. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a brain injury claim.
Head injuries can occur in all types of accidents. When these injuries occur you or your loved ones could suffer long-term injuries that can affect your everyday life. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a claim.
Brain injury cases are unique and challenging and the outcomes of lawsuits are hard to predict as each case is different.
A brain injury can be devastating and life altering for you and your family. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a brain injury claim.
Head injuries can occur in all types of accidents. When these injuries occur you or your loved ones could suffer long-term injuries that can affect your everyday life. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a claim.
Brain injury cases are unique and challenging and the outcomes of lawsuits are hard to predict as each case is different.
A brain injury can be devastating and life altering for you and your family. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a brain injury claim.
Head injuries can occur in all types of accidents. When these injuries occur you or your loved ones could suffer long-term injuries that can affect your everyday life. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a claim.
Brain injury cases are unique and challenging and the outcomes of lawsuits are hard to predict as each case is different.
A brain injury can be devastating and life altering for you and your family. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a brain injury claim.
Head injuries can occur in all types of accidents. When these injuries occur you or your loved ones could suffer long-term injuries that can affect your everyday life. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury as a result of the negligent acts of another, you may be entitled to a claim.
Brain injury cases are unique and challenging and the outcomes of lawsuits are hard to predict as each case is different.
Atlanta Workers Compensation Lawyer Do S And Don Ts For Injured Workers by The Cochran Firm Atlanta
Workers Compensation Lawyer Atlanta | What Should You Do After An Injury At Work? by The Cochran Firm Atlanta
Hi. I’m attorney Andre’ Ramsay, your workers’ compensation attorney. Now, what happens after you receive medical care? Follow through with the treatment that is recommended by your doctors. It’s important to go not only to a doctor but to a Workers’ Compensation doctor.
We’ve discussed this already, meaning the doctors listed on the panels of physicians. That’s a workers’ compensation doctor. A lot of people will select their primary care physician. I understand you may be comfortable with that doctor. When in workers’ compensation, what is necessary is that you will tend someone as listed on that panel physicians if it is indeed valid.
Feel free to give us a call and let us help you find the right doctor because it’s very, very important. Doctors actually run your workers’ compensation case because they indicate how long you need to be out of work, the type of treatment that is recommended, whether you need a good specialized care from the referral or whether you need to return to work immediately.
Please give us a call because it is crucial that you follow through with the treatment. If you do not follow through with treatment that is recommended by workers’ compensation doctors, we’ll subject to your claim being denied by the insurance company. Don’t let that happen to you.
Call us now. Again, my name is Andre’ Ramsay and I’m the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Speaker 1: I was injured at work, and I really didn't know what to do. When I called the Cochran Firm, it was like speaking with a brother. He made it very easy for me to speak with him and I had no problems. I didn't know which way to go and everything, and they helped me out a lot. Don't hesitate. Don't second-guess yourself. Call the Cochran Firm, and I guarantee that you will be pleased with everything they offer.
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Hi, I'm attorney Andre’ Ramsay, your workers’ compensation attorney. Now, when you get injured at work, can you file a personal injury claim against your employer? The answer is no.
Specifically, Georgia has workers’ compensation law as an exclusive remedy for people who are injured at work. That does not mean, however, that you can't file a personal injury claim against a third party. Think about it.
I have a client who is a pizza delivery man. He was delivering pizza on his route. He gets rear-ended by the negligence of a third party. He has a workers’ compensation claim against his employer to get the income and medical benefits that he needs, but he also has a personal injury claim against the third party that struck his vehicle.
So you keep it separate. A lot of times you can have multiple claims deriving from the same injury. But again, to answer your question; against your employer, you cannot bring a personal injury claim against them. It's very unfair but there are certain instances that we could try to find perhaps other claims that you may be able to bring against your employer, which is why you need to services of the Cochran Firm and myself.
So please, give us a call. Let's discuss it. We will find all avenues of claims and all avenues for recoveries for you. Again, my name is Andre’ Ramsay and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi, I'm attorney Andre’ Ramsay. Your workers' compensation attorney. Now, how much does an insurance company have to pay you while you are out of work? The answer is, it depends.
So, I based off of the calculation. Workers' compensation insurance companies have to pay you two thirds of the average weekly wage up to a maximum of $550. The maximum depends on your date of injury. That's why you need to call us so, we can let you know which date of injury falls under which maximum amount of income.
Now, that means if you are delta pilot and you earn $150 000 a year, now, based on income benefits that you're receiving from the insurance company, you're making about $28 000 a year. That's a huge bill to swallow. Which is why, you need us to help you.
Yeah so, if you are factory worker or are working in a plant, then your income benefits may significantly reduce based off of what is necessary for workers' compensation that pay you, because they only have to give you two thirds of your average weekly wage.
It makes a huge difference and we keep that in mind what we're fighting for you. Again, my name is Andre’ Ramsay and I am a lawyer for the everyday worker.
Okay short story about me. I went to undergraduate studies at Florida State University and I actually graduated as a network administrator and I studied network administration for some years and worked for about 5 years before I decided to go to law school.
Now, the turning point for me while I was at Florida State University, I was selected as one of the 16 attendees for a summer law program, very prestigious program where they only select 16 students from 23 states. I was a young guy, 17 years old, didn’t really know what I wanted to do, but I fell in love with the law.
Now, just like my clients who go through things in their everyday life, I went through things in undergraduate studies and I had a son and I had to provide for my son, so I started working. I was out there in the workforce.
Now, what changed for me was I received a phone call from Florida State University asking me if I ever did attend law school. My answer was no, but I thought about it, I said, well, why not? I took care of my family, I took care of my responsibilities and this is something that I want. Law is my passion, point blank simple, and I’m lucky to say that I’m able to live my dream everyday.
I had a client who worked for the Georgia Department of Corrections. He worked in one of the prisons. He suffered a horrific back injury. He was trying to break a fight between two inmates.
He was in the worker's compensation system for quite a while. In Georgia, if you're in the system for over 400 weeks, your income benefits stop unless your claim is deemed as catastrophic.
He had been with two or three different attorneys before, wasn't getting the result that he needed. He was now without medical treatment. He was now without income benefits.
He came to us and we did everything we could to help him, and I'm happy to say that we did.
And the best thing about it is, I didn't have to take him to court to do it. I simply just listened to everything he told me. I drafted a great brief highlighting the things that he had been going through. I discussed his treatment plan with his doctors. And after outlining everything to the insurance company, they accepted the case as catastrophic.
So as we sit here today, he is still getting the income benefits that he needs, that he deserves. He's getting the treatment that he needs and deserves, and that's really what was important to him.
Hi, I'm Attorney Andre' Ramsay, your workers compensation attorney. Now Georgia workers compensation insurance typically covers employees of employers, meaning you’re someone that works there on an everyday basis. You’re getting paid by the company. They tell you what to do and how to do it.
But what if you’re an independent contractor? Well sometimes we could still get those benefits that you deserve, simply just titling you as an independent contractor doesn't relieve the employer from all liability they have if you’re injured at work.
There's certain things that you need to consider when you’re an independent contractor. Do you use your own tools or do they provide you with tools? Do they tell you when to come into work or do you set your own schedule? Do they tell you how and when to do your work or do you do that?
There's so many factors to consider when you’re an independent contractor, that you need the services of an attorney to make sure that you’re protected. Don't just listen to the employer when they tell you, "Well you’re an independent contractor. You’re not covered." I've had many clients, specifically clients who work for construction companies who are working for a contractor or a subcontractor. I've been able to get those benefits for them because they knew they needed an attorney. They contacted an attorney and we got them the benefits that they need.
So don't do this by yourself. The law is topsy and turvy when it comes to independent contractors and employers.
Please give me a call and let's discuss it. I give a free consultation, so you won't owe me any money just to discuss.
Again, I'm Andre' Ramsay, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
I often advise my clients to trust the process. Listen to me and work with me. I can't do it without them and they can't do it without us.
I listen to what their needs are and I try to portray those needs across to the insurance company.
So because I listen to them so much, I always tell them to always communicate. Communication is key on both ends. A lot of clients will say that their previous attorneys didn't call them back, or they don't know what's going on, they're lost in the process, so I try to keep an open line of communication.
Let them know what's going on but it has to be both ways for it to work.
Hi, I'm Attorney Andre' Ramsay. Your worker's compensation attorney, now how long do you have to file a claim within the State of Georgia?
State of Georgia allows you one year from the date of injury to file a claim. If the claim is being controverted, meaning if the employer's not providing any income or medical benefits, you've got the one year from your date of injury.
Now, if the employer and the insurance company is actually providing you medical benefits only, then you have one year from the last date of medical treatment in order to file a claim in the State of Georgia. If the employer or the insurer is providing you medical benefits, at least initially, then you have two years from the last date of any income benefits proceed in order to file a claim with the State of Georgia.
Now don't be confused. You can actually file a claim with your insurance company and not file a claim with the State of Georgia. Many injured workers believe simply because they file a claim with the insurance company, then that's it. That is not final end all be all. You need to also file a claim with the State of Georgia to inform the State of Georgia that you've been hurt and that you're receiving income benefits or that you need those income benefits that the employer has denied you.
All of these sounds like a lot of information and it is. That's why it's all over the internet. But more importantly, that's why you need us. Let us help you. Don't do this alone.
Again, I'm Andre' Ramsay, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi, I'm Attorney Andre' Ramsay, your workers compensation attorney. I get asked this question all the time."Can my employer fire me?" The answer, absolutely yes. Georgia is an at-will State, so your employer can fire you for any or no reason at all. I've had one client who was terminated because she simply went to the restroom. Had another client that was terminated because he showed up one minute late.
You will find that the employer-employee relationship changes when you get injured at work. It matters not whether you filed your workers compensation claim or not. So don't think because you do not follow workers compensation claim that they'll keep you employed. You need to be protected. Do not do this alone. Let us help you. Again, my name is Andre' Ramsay and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
The Cochran firm we do everything in the community that we can, and we don't do it for recognition, we do it just because the community needs to see it. The young kids need to see great role models, they need to see good people doing good things. We've done habitat for humanity, me personally I've done habitat for humanity, I enjoy doing that. We do things for high schools, we sponsor graduations, we'll show up at law clinics and provide free legal advice, any and everything that we can, whether it's to our individual churches or individual communities we'll do everything we can.
Hi, I'm attorney Andre' Ramsay your workers compensation attorney. What happens if you wait to report your injury?
I had a client just like you, hardworking man. He worked for weeks and weeks and weeks thinking the pain in his elbow would go away, when it didn't, he sort to file it under workers compensation, they immediately denied his claim because he waited three to four weeks to report his injury.
But the good news is that Georgia allows you 30 days to actually provide notice to your employer of the injury. Now what you cost yourself by waiting after 30 days is, they stand to deny your injury. We can still help you even if they deny your injury, still call us but don't put yourself in that situation if you don't have to.
The first thing you need to do is call your employer and inform them of the injury. The second thing you need to do is ask to get seen by a worker's compensation doctor. The third thing you need to do is give us a call, we can take it from there.
Again, I'm Andre' Ramsay and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi, I'm Attorney Andre' Ramsay, your workers' compensation attorney. Now what happens if you wait to report your injury?
By law, Georgia allows you thirty days to provide notice to your employer, not only about the injury but that the injury occurred at or because of work. If you wait after thirty days, you’re essentially leaving yourself in a position in where your claim will be denied by the insurance companies. Don't give them a reason to do so. Notify your employer, whether it's your supervisor, your team lead, immediately after the injury. It makes sense. Get your benefits now. Why wait thirty days to go get treatment? You need to get better, now, not later.
Again, my name is Andre' Ramsay, and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
We're one of the best, that's just it. Everyone knows the Johnny Cochran legacy and that legacy lives on in every attorney that works for the firm. We take care of our clients because we care about the result. We care about what they need. If they need the medical treatment, then that's our priority, if they need the income benefits, then that's our priority. Our priorities change based on what is important to our client.
It's simple, I just care. I care about my clients. One thing I always try to remember and keep in mind on every case is, "This is probably their first time that they've ever gotten injured on the job and this is the first time they've been in workers compensation system." And to be quite honest, it's a terrible system. It's not great. So, though I've had thousands of clients, I always keep my client and keep my mind on this is their first time.
Hi, I'm Attorney Andre' Ramsay, your worker's compensation attorney. Now the question is when do I start getting my income benefits?
Georgia requires that you wait a seven-day waiting period before you start receiving income benefits. Now, typically that means on the eighth day you would be due benefits, doesn't mean necessarily that you will receive them on the eighth day. The insurance company has twenty-one days before they decide whether they're going to pick your claim up, meaning that they're going to pay you your income benefits or whether they are going to deny the claim.
So your first check is actually not due until that twenty-one day period is up. Now if you’re out of work for the entire twenty-one days, you get all twenty-one days worth of time that you've missed. But if you’re before that twenty-one day period, they only owe you after that eighth day that you’re out of work. I know it's a lot of dates. It sounds very complex because it is. That's why you need us to help.
So give us a call. Let us get you the benefits you need and let’s get them for you for fast, because you need them now.
Again, my name is Andre' Ramsay and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Andre’: Yeah, I don't think you choose workers’ compensation. Workers’ compensation chooses you. I just fell in love with my clients. You know these people are just like me. They work every day and they work hard and to see what they went through simply because they are hurt, no faults of their own, and the effects of the injuries on them and their families, I just think it was my calling; and that's why I specifically focus on workers’ compensation. I can do any area of law, but this is what I want to do.
The Cochran Firm does all areas of law totally; we have a lot of attorneys that do different things. But me personally, my calling is for the injured worker. I'm Andre’ Ramsay, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Because we care and we don't just say it, just to say it, if we're going to go out here and say we care about our clients then we have to care about each and every one of them. Whether their case is a million dollar case or whether it's a $500 case. The point is, the client feels like their case is a million dollar case every time. The client's case is important to them every time, so we have to care as well.
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Hi. I'm Attorney Andre’ Ramsey, your worker's compensation attorney. How long does your worker's compensation claim take?
It's simple. It takes as long as it needs to. I've had claims that are going on for a week, a month. I've had claims going on for two or three years. I have a client right now who is in due back at 1999 and she still has a worker's compensation claim.
If you need treatment, then we take as long as we need to to make sure you got a treatment that you deserve in order to get better, in order to return to work.
If you look into settle your claim, then perhaps you wanna short a time frame to working with this compensation claim. We can discuss that. But it moves as you needed to move.
Give us a call. I'll talk to you be more specific about what needs to be done for your claim and what needs to be done to get you what you need to be. Again, I'm Andre’ Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi. I'm Attorney Andre’ Ramsey, your workers compensation attorney.
This question is typically the third question I get. First question is always, how do I get medical treatment? Second question, how do I get income benefits? But this particular question, how do I pay my attorney?
We get paid off for contingency basis, similar to a person and your client. What that means is, you don't owe me a dime until you get your result. Settlement, is the only way that we get paid. If your claim doesn't settle, you don't owe us anything. That's the risk we take. That's the risk we feel we are able to take because we are invest in you.
Let us help you get better and let us help you get the money that you deserve. Again, I'm Attorney Andre’ Ramsey and I'm the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi. I'm Attorney Andre’ Ramsey, your worker's compensation attorney. Now, when should you actually contact an attorney?
You should contact one immediately. First, always contact your employer to a formal of the entry. Second, contact a doctor so you can get a treatment. And third, contact us.
Now, the employer may not want you to actually acquire an attorney. The insurance company certainly would prefer that you do this alone. They could take advantage of you by giving you little to know treatment, providing you little to know income benefits and simply doing with you what they do with thousands of people who tried to do it alone. Don't be the next victim.
Call your attorney immediately. Again, I'm Andre’ Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi, I'm Attorney Andre Ramsey, your worker's compensation attorney. What kind of benefits do injured workers receive when they're hurt at work?
Three types of benefits. First, they get medical benefits which is probably more important to you. Second type of benefit, income benefits and third, unfortunately, if the person passed away at work then they get death benefits.
We'll discuss this a little bit more as we talk about the three types of benefits. Again, income benefits, medical benefits and death benefits. I'm Andre Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
I'm Attorney Andre Ramsey, your workers' compensation attorney. When does an employer need to carry workers' compensation insurance in Georgia?
It's quite simple. If they do business in the State of Georgia and they have more than three employees, then they are required by the state to carry workers' compensation insurance.
So don't let an employer fool you by telling you that they don't carry workers' compensation insurance.
Give us a call and let us help you figure it out, and let's represent you and get you the insurance benefits that you need. I am Andre Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
I'm Attorney Andre Ramsey, your workers' compensation attorney. Let's talk a little bit about income benefits that you deserve when you are hurt at work.
Workers' compensation insurance companies are to pay you two-thirds of your average weekly wage when you cannot return to work due to your injuries.
Now, let's just say you are a pilot and you earn over $100,000 a year. Now you earn about $28,000 a year. That's a huge difference and that's why you need an attorney to help you. Let's just say you earn $550 a week. Now you earn about $400 a week.
The income benefits do reduce but your bills do not, and that's why we're here to try to assist you. Again, I'm Andre Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi. I'm Attorney Andre Ramsey, your workers' compensation attorney. Let's talk a little bit about death benefits.
If an injured worker dies due to performing work within the State of Georgia for an employer, his family is due death benefits. Now, what are those?
Death benefits include funeral expenses, and in some instances, workers' compensation has to pay the income benefits the deceased would have received to his or her family members.
Let us help you receive the income benefits that you deserve for your loved one that has passed away. That is what we do. Again, I am Andre Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi, I'm Attorney Andre Ramsey, your worker's compensation attorney. Let's talk a little bit about medical benefits that you deserve when you're hurt at work.
Your employer by law is supposed to list a panel of physicians, perhaps on a bulletin board, maybe in a lunch room. That panel of physicians has to list at minimum six doctors for you to choose where you'd like to go for treatment.
That panel is supposed to have a minimum one orthopedic specialist, at maximum two industrial clinics, such as a Concentra or a Caduceus and other doctors that can provide you some treatment. Don't let them send you to a doctor they're familiar with and you are not with. Those doctors control the medical, which means they could return you to work sooner than you need to be.
That's why you need us to help you get the right doctors to get you the right treatment to put you where you need to be. The ultimate goal here is to get better. Once you're better, you're able to return to work, you're able to provide for your families. Let us help you get there. Again, I'm Andre Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi, I'm Attorney Andre Ramsey, your worker's compensation attorney. Now I hear this question all the time, what if I have a pre-existing injury?
Tell you what folks, I have a pre-existing injury. Most people do. It happens. Worker's compensation doesn't eliminate you from receiving any benefits simply because you've been hurt before. People go through things every day and if you're a worker, you've been injured at some point and some time of your life. So worker's compensation still provides you the income benefits and still the medical benefits that you deserve.
Don't let an employer tell you simply because you've had a pre-existing injury that you don't qualify for such. It's a well-known tactic for employers and a very well-known tactic for insurance companies. Don't let them fool you.
Give us a call. Let us help you with that because that's what we do every day. I've helped thousands of injured workers and 90% of them have had pre-existing injuries. It means absolutely nothing. At the end of the day, you still get the benefits that you deserve. Let us help you. Again, I'm Andre Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi. I'm Attorney Andre Ramsey, your worker's compensation attorney. What does no fault liability mean?
Georgia's a no fault state when people get hurt at work. Now, what that really means is we're not considering negligence of third parties. We're not considering your own negligence that caused your injury and we're not considering the employer's negligence that caused your injury.
So it really doesn't matter how your injury occurred. It matters that it occurred at work and it mattered that it occurred due to you performing work for your employer. That's it. You meet those two prongs, you turn into an injured worker that needs help, and that's what we're here for.
We provide you the medical benefits and the income benefits that you deserve. We fight for people like you every day because we're just like you. We work hard. We get injured. We need the benefits just like you do. Again, I am Andre Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
Hi, I am attorney André Ramsay; your workers compensation attorney. Now does it matter if the injury was your fault?
Short answer, not typically. There are some instances where if you’re actually horsing around or doing willful misconduct that is against the policy of your employer then it may not be covered by workers compensation insurance.
But in the vast majority of instances, even if the injury was your fault, you still get coverage. It is still a workers compensation case, it is still an instance in which you still deserve those medical benefits that you need and you still get those income benefits as well.
Let us help you with that. A lot of these things are facts specific so we need all the information in order to tell you specifically if you’re covered. But again, in a vast majority of instances, it matters not if you caused your own injury.
Georgia is a no fault State when it comes to workers compensation. So negligence on your part is not as big as an issue as you make think it is.
Give us a call, let us help you. Again, I am André Ramsay, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
How do you view your role in the attorney-client relationship?
I'm the voice of the client. I speak for them. Again, why communication is so important, they tell me what is important to them. A lot of times I tell my clients do not to speak to their insurance companies, don't speak to the adjusters, don't speak to your employer about your injury. Not so much that I'm concerned about what you may say, but I want to make sure we project the right image and say it at the right way, to get the right results.
I'm Attorney Andre Ramsey, your worker's compensation attorney. Now how soon should you get to the doctor?
Immediately. If you need medical treatment, don't wait. It's not about being a lawyer talking to his client, it's about being a person first. If you need the medical treatment, don't wait. Your family needs you.
First thing you should do, contact your employer, inform them of your injury and ask them to go see a worker's compensation doctor. But if you need emergency services, then simply go to the emergency room.
I've had clients who have had the ambulance come and pick them up and take them to the hospital. Your health and well being means more. Get the treatment that you need. So do not wait. Go immediately to the emergency room or go to the worker's compensation doctor as soon as possible.
And if you need to, you can see your personal primary care physician. But always go first to either the emergency room or to the worker's compensation doctors. Again, I am Andre Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
I'm Attorney Andre Ramsey, your workers' compensation attorney. Why do you need an attorney?
It's because the insurance company knows that if you don't have an attorney, they could take full advantage of you, and they won't give you the benefits that you deserve: income benefits, medical benefits. Those are just the beginning of the things that they owe you. But you won't know if you simply look it up on Google.
Give us a call today so we could try to figure out what is best for you, and hopefully I can be the attorney that helps you get what you need. I'm Andre Ramsey, the lawyer for the everyday worker.
What do you like the most about your area of practice?
I don't think you choose worker's compensation. Workers compensation chooses you, I just fell in love with my clients. These people are just like me, they work every day and they work hard. And to see what they went through, simply because they are hurt, at no fault of their own.
And the effects of the injuries on them and their families, I just think it was my calling. And that's why I specifically focus on worker's compensation. I can do any area of law but this is what I want to do.
The Cochran Firm does all areas of law totally. We have lot of attorney that do different things. But me personally, my calling is for the injured worker. I'm Andre’ Ramsay, the lawyer for the everyday workers.