Workers' Compensation
The workplace can be a very dangerous place, which is why the government developed a workers' compensation system. Workers' Compensation laws provide money and medical benefits to a worker who has an injury because of an accident, injury or occupational disease on-the-job. Workers' Compensation is designed to protect employees and their dependents against the hardships from injury or death arising out of their employment.
If Georgia law applies to your case, you generally must notify your employer about your accident within thirty (30) days. If you wait more than thirty (30) days, the notice must be in writing and there must be good reason for the delay. This notice provision is a legal time deadline or "Statute of Limitations." Failure to take required actions with a legal or contractual time deadline may result in losing various rights or benefits. You must comply with the above notice provisions, unless your employer knew about your injury.