Georgia's highest court is hearing oral arguments today on whether a restaurant worker who accidentally drank lye can be forced to authorize her doctor to communicate with her employer. Attorneys John D. Blair and Christopher Todd Ross of Ross & Levy filed an amicus brief on Friday in Arby's Restaurant Group Inc., et al. v. McRae, S12G0714, arguing that an employer needs informal access to a treating physician in order for the workers' compensation system to function as the expedited process for resolving claims that lawmakers had intended. Blair said on Monday that the case is...
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