Court Establishes Standard to Determine Worker's Entitlement to Change in Physicians

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that an administrative law judge used the wrong standard to deny an injured worker the ability to select a doctor of her own choosing based on her employer’s failure to post a panel of physicians in a “conspicuous” place. Case: Lilienthal v. JLK Inc., No. A23A0290, 05/24/2023, published. Facts: Linda Lilienthal began working as a preschool teacher for JLK Inc. in 2016. JLK had workers’ compensation coverage with Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America. It had provided the panel of physicians to be posted at the school. During their n...