Georgia uses a body-part schedule: two-thirds of your average weekly wage (capped at $800) times the scheduled weeks for the body part, scaled by your impairment rating.
Georgia's schedule per OCGA §34-9-263, paid at two-thirds of your wages capped at $800/week.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Weekly maximum (injuries on/after 7/1/2023) | $800 |
| Schedule (weeks) | Arm 225 · Leg 225 · Hand 160 · Foot 135 · Eye 150 · Whole body 300 |
| Attorney fee cap | 25%, board approval required (OCGA §34-9-108) |
A comp settlement trades future benefits for a lump sum. Three checks first: does the settlement close your future medical rights (a fair-looking number can be terrible if it does)? Is your impairment rating solid, given that insurer doctors rate low and you can usually challenge with an independent exam? And was anyone besides your employer involved, because a third-party claim pays pain and suffering that comp never does.
Georgia uses a body-part schedule: two-thirds of your average weekly wage (capped at $800) times the scheduled weeks for the body part, scaled by your impairment rating. Settlements then negotiate around that formula number, down for present-value and disputed ratings, up when the insurer wants to close future medical exposure.
Weekly maximum (injuries on/after 7/1/2023): $800 · Schedule (weeks): Arm 225 · Leg 225 · Hand 160 · Foot 135 · Eye 150 · Whole body 300 · Attorney fee cap: 25%, board approval required (OCGA §34-9-108)
Not your employer, in most cases, because comp is the exclusive remedy. But if anyone else contributed to the injury (a negligent driver, a defective machine's manufacturer, a subcontractor), a third-party claim can pay full damages including pain and suffering, alongside the comp claim. That's the most commonly missed money in work-injury cases.
25%, board approval required (OCGA §34-9-108)
The multiplier method with Georgia's fault rule and deadlines applied.
Open →The generic scheduled-award formula with the federal reference schedule.
Open →Comp vs. third-party claims, and where the missed money usually is.
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