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Injured on the Job? I Can Help.
Shari Can Assist With Your Claim in a Variety of Ways, Such as: Obtaining the medical treatment you need Calculating and then obtaining weekly wage benefits to help support yourself and your family while you are unable to return to work Obtaining an advance payment in the event of severe financial hardship Obtaining differential pay to help make up the difference between your pre-injury and post-injury earnings Fighting the denial of your workers’ compensation claim Fighting for recommencement of your workers compensation benefits if they have been wrongfully stopped Explaining your options for applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits in the event you are permanently disabled by your injury or illness Determining whether there are any other legal claims, such as EEOC claims, that arise from your job injury Assisting with returning to work issues Settling your case in an efficient and successful manner
What Money Benefits Can I Get If I am Injured on the Job?
Georgia Law Provides for three different types of money benefits, as follows:
Temporary Total Disability (TTD) Benefits: This benefit is payable to an employee who is injured on-the-job and unable to work as determined by the authorized physician.
The amount is two-thirds of the employee’s average weekly wage at the time of the injury up to a maximum of $550 per week as of July 1, 2015. In most cases, there is a limit of 400 weeks of benefits from the date of injury if the injury occurred on or after July 1, 1992. Temporary Partial Disability (TPD) Benefits: The benefit is payable to an employee when he/she returns to work after a job related injury but earns less money than before the injury. These benefits are payable for up to 350 weeks from the date of injury. This lost wage amount is two-thirds of the difference between the employee’s average weekly wage before and after the injury with a maximum of $367. Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) Benefits: This benefit is payable to the employee for a permanent disability resulting from an on-the-job injury. It is payable based upon a percentage given by your authorized treating physician in accordance with current AMA Guidelines. Not all injuries result in ratings assigned by a physician. Only a physician can assign this rating.
Shari Miltiades Attorney
Shari Miltiades lives and works in Chatham County, and she has been handling workers’ compensation cases for nearly 30 years. At the office of Shari S. Miltiades, P.C., all cases are handled personally by attorney Shari Miltiades in a confidential manner. Shari has been practicing law in Savannah since 1986 and has dedicated her practices to cases involving job injuries. Shari Miltiades is a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. She has successfully handled thousands of workers’ compensation cases. Shari has also been active in the workers’ compensation community.
She has taught paralegal studies at the Coastal Georgia Center for Continuing Education, written many articles on workers compensation issues and is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on topics related to workers’ compensation. As a contributing author to “The Longshore Textbook,” which is published by Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company, Shari is very knowledgeable about workers’ compensation. She is a past member of the Executive Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the State Bar of Georgia and a past member of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation Chairman’s Advisory Council. In 2013 she co-chaired the State Bar of Georgia’s Workers’ Compensation Law Institute. Shari is very active in her community and involved with her family. She is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Savannah South. Her board memberships have included, the Junior League of Savannah, the Savannah Jewish Federation and the Jewish Education Alliance. Shari is married and has two adult children.
