"In my experience, most claimants are earning less than the maximum rate already," said Jeff K. Stinson, partner at Swift Currie in Atlanta. "This increase will not impact their claims." (Credit: Bigstock)
Payouts for workers' compensation claims are on the rise after a bill passed earlier this year by the Georgia General Assembly took effect July 1.
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Cedra Mayfield
Cedra Mayfield is a litigation reporter with the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. She can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @cedramayfield
