Did you know that the insurance company of your empoyer can hire a surveillance company to follow you around to try to obtain footage of you acting in a way that might undermine your workers' compensation claim? I'm not posting this to scare anybody, but it's an important thing to be aware of if you're involved in workers' compensation litigation. Seems pretty sneaky, but it's legal.
Now, it's one thing if the surveillance company catches you lifting heavy weights for an hour at the gym--but from my experience, surveillance footage is usually from a distance and only captures the target for very brief periods of time. Accordingly, it can be taken completely out of context and not be an accurate depiction of how you really feel at any given moment. This is precisely why you need to make sure that your interests are represented if the employer tries to use surveillance footage against you, whether it's at trial or during settlement negotiations. Having an experienced workers' compensation attorney on your side can make all the difference in these types of situations. If you have any questions about your claim, even if you're not in the Athens, Georgia area, give us a call and we'll do everything we can to help you.
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