Georgia Workers' Compensation Act, complete chapter

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O.C.G.A. Title 34 Chapter 9 - Georgia Workers' Compensation Act, complete chapter (§§ 34-9-1 through 34-9-432, 228 sections) is a state statute published by Georgia Code Revision Commission / LexisNexis (Official Code of Georgia Annotated), served through the Fastcase public document service that the Georgia Secretary of State's own rules publication links to. It is one of the Georgia documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including georgia property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• O.C.G.A. Sec. 34-9-2(a)(2) (Applicability of chapter to employers and employees)

  “nor shall this chapter apply to employees whose employment is not in the usual course of trade, business, occupation, or profession of the employer or not incidental thereto; nor to farm laborers or domestic servants; nor to employers of such employees; nor to any person, firm, or private...”

• O.C.G.A. Sec. 34-9-11(a) (Exclusivity of rights and remedies granted to employee under chapter)

  “The rights and the remedies granted to an employee by this chapter shall exclude and be in place of all other rights and remedies of such employee, his or her personal representative, parents, dependents, or next of kin, and all other civil liabilities whatsoever at common law or otherwise, on...”

• O.C.G.A. § 34-9-133(a) (Apportionment and assignment of rejected risks; Workers' Compensation Assigned Risk Insurance Plan; merit rating plan)

  “(a) The board shall prescribe the rules and regulations for apportioning rejected workers' compensation policies and may establish an equitable assignment of such policies and enforce such provisions; provided, however, the Commissioner of Insurance is authorized to establish or approve a method to...”

• O.C.G.A. § 34-9-124(a) (Policy or contract of insurance to contain agreement of insurer to pay compensation)

  “(a) No policy or contract of insurance shall be issued unless it contains the agreement of the insurer or insurers that it or they will promptly pay all benefits conferred by this chapter and all installments of the compensation that may be awarded or agreed upon to the person entitled to them and...”

• O.C.G.A. § 34-9-123 (Policy provisions regarding effect of notice or knowledge by insured employer as to occurrence of injury)

  “All policies insuring the payment of compensation under this chapter, including all contracts of mutual, reciprocal, or interinsurance must contain a clause to the effect that, as between the employer and the insurer or insurers, the notice to or knowledge of the occurrence of the injury on the...”

• O.C.G.A. § 34-9-80 (Procedure for giving notice of accident; requirements of written notice; effect of failure to give notice)

  “No compensation will be payable unless such notice, either oral or written, is given within 30 days after the occurrence of an accident or within 30 days after death resulting from an accident unless it can be shown that the employee had been prevented from doing so by reason of physical or mental...”

• O.C.G.A. § 34-9-121(b)(1) (Duty of employer to insure in licensed company or association; out-of-state construction employers)

  “(1) Any employer from another state engaged in the construction industry within this state with a workers' compensation insurance policy issued under the laws of such other state so as to cover that employer's employees while in this state shall be in compliance with subsection (a) of this Code...”

• O.C.G.A. § 34-9-124.1(a) (Optional deductibles to be offered by insurers)

  “(a) Each insurer issuing a policy under this chapter shall offer, as a part of the policy or as an optional endorsement to the policy, deductibles optional to the policyholder for benefits payable under this chapter. Deductible amounts offered shall be fully disclosed to the prospective...”

• O.C.G.A. § 34-9-137 (Considerations in employer's experience modification factor)

  “§ 34-9-137. Considerations in employer's experience modification factor Whenever an experience modification factor is applied to the premium of an employer's policy of workers' compensation insurance, consideration shall be given to: (1) Any amounts recovered by such employer or its insurer...”

• O.C.G.A. § 34-9-1(3) (Definitions; employer includes insurer)

  “If the employer is insured, this term shall include his insurer as far as applicable.”

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