by Laura Lanzisera | Sep 23, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
For folks who’ve lost jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Home Depot’s August announcement that it would soon add three new Georgia distribution centers may feel welcome. Amazon, too, announced several new Georgia locations this year, including fulfillment centers in...
by Laura Lanzisera | Aug 27, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
During a typical Atlanta summer, you’d expect construction projects on every other corner, cranes dotting the skyline and closed roads rerouting you on gridlocked detours. While this summer may be far from typical, construction projects are, for the most part, still...
by Laura Lanzisera | Aug 18, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
While nurses are now facing more risks than ever as they work to provide care during the pandemic, nursing has always been a profession with some dangers. According to OSHA, the healthcare and social assistance industries have some of the highest rates of...
by Laura Lanzisera | Jul 29, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Workers’ compensation can be a complicated subject, and it’s not always easy to navigate when you’re recovering from your injuries and trying to keep your life moving. Here are some of the questions we hear most regarding workers’ compensation cases in Georgia. I was...
by Laura Lanzisera | Jul 29, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
While it may be more limited these days, travel is a part of many people’s regular work routine. And, as we all know, travel comes with its own risks. If you have been injured in a car accident that is connected to your job, you may be wondering whether the accident...
by Laura Lanzisera | Jun 23, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
While many folks are still working from home, others are going back to offices, businesses or shops again for the first time in months. Other employees may never have stopped working outside the home in the first place. Either way, if you’re heading back in or you’re...
by Laura Lanzisera | Jun 17, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
While many businesses are now beginning to open, or to plan openings for later this summer, much of the construction industry never really closed down at all. In Atlanta and throughout much of the country, construction workers were classed among essential workers,...
by Laura Lanzisera | May 21, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
As some businesses begin to reopen, or to again have workers in public-facing positions, many employees are facing challenging decisions. Other workers in front-line professions, like medical staff, grocery store employees, postal employees, delivery truck drivers and...
by Laura Lanzisera | May 15, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
Georgia is among the top three states with the highest unemployment numbers: nearly 1.6 million filings, or 30 percent of the state’s workforce. Those are challenging numbers, especially with many industries only now facing the full force of COVID-19-related closings...
by Laura Lanzisera | May 5, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
A Thank You Message to Atlanta’s Frontline Healthcare Workers At the Law Offices of Laura Lanzisera, we regularly work with incredible healthcare professionals in our office. We’re already in awe of the effort these dedicated men and women pour into their work. But...
