What if my employer’s workers’ comp carrier tries to take my third-party settlement?

What if my employer’s workers’ comp carrier tries to take my third-party settlement?

Georgia law under O.C.G.A. § 34-9-11.1 grants the workers’ comp carrier a subrogation lien against a third-party recovery. However, the carrier is not entitled to a windfall — the lien is subject to reduction for attorney’s fees and litigation expenses, and experienced attorneys negotiate these liens aggressively. At Haug Barron Law Group, we routinely achieve significant reductions in workers’ comp subrogation liens to maximize our clients’ net recovery.