Court Overturns Award of Payment for Worker's Self-Procured Treatment

The Georgia Court of Appeals overturned a judge’s order awarding an injured worker payment for the treatment provided by the doctors she had selected without the approval of her employer. Case: Starwood Hotels & Resorts v. Lopez, No. A18A0552, 05/15/2018, published. Facts: Mariana Marcel Lopez worked as a banquet server at a hotel owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts. She slipped and fell while at work in July 2016. Lopez did not immediately report an injury, but when the pain her elbow did not lessen with time, she told her supervisor about the accident. The director of human ...