no PPD rating until you're at MMI - maximum medical improvement.

My(TTD)400 weeks of workers comp benefit payments ended. Can the employer be penalized for not informing me in advanced?

You should get a WC-2 sent to you by the insurance adjuster, not the employer, when TTD stops. If your doctor gave you a PPD rating, that would be...

Yes. If you try and analyze all the components of the law and the facts of your case by yourself, you will get it wrong and do yourself a...

What can I do next?

Since you already have an attorney, I'd trust him/her on this. Not being able to smell likely won't inhibit your ability to work (unless you smell...

Do I have to fully settle my WC claim and leave my job or is their such a thing as a partial settlement ?

There might be such a thing as a partial settlement, but, as a practical matter, it pretty much never happens. If you don’t settle, don’t!

Can I sue for negligence, emotional distress, ptsd almost.

The "my residents" indicates you work there, so no, you can't "sue" for any of those things. You'd file a workers' compensation claim if you had a...

Assuming you're a postal worker, no, you can't sue them. You can pursue federal workers' comp benefits perhaps. Look here to get started: ...

Look at OCGA 34-9-263 to see what 12% upper extremity rating means for your claim financially.

Can a Georgia truck worker still pursue workers comp even if they worked off the books ?

Maybe...depends on if an owner/operator or independent contractor (vs an employee), etc.

You seek counsel and file a hearing request to put the case into litigation. If the incident at work aggravated the back, it's work-related, but...