By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefWorkers' compensation reforms that would cap the duration of medical benefits at 400 weeks for some injuries and boost maximum weekly benefits by $25 is headed to the Georgia Senate with the backing of Gov. Nathan Deal.The changes came as recommendations from the Georgia Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, a 26-member panel that makes annual recommendations to the chairman of the State Board of Workers' Compensation. The Georgia House on Monday unanimously passed House Bill 154, which limits medical treatment for all non-catastrophi...
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