O.C.G.A. § 13-10-90 (2019)
Definitions
As used in this article, the term:
(1) ‘‘Commissioner’’ means the Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor.
(2) ‘‘Federal work authorization program’’ means any of the electronic verification of work authorization programs operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security or any equivalent federal work authorization program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security to verify information of newly hired employees, pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), D.L. 99-603.
(2.1) ‘‘Physical performance of services’’ means the building, altering, repairing, improving, or demolishing of any public structure or building or other public improvements of any kind to public real property, including the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of all or part of a public road; or any other performance of labor for a public employer under a contract or other bidding process.
(3) ‘‘Public employer’’ means every department, agency, or instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision of the state.
(4) ‘‘Subcontractor’’ includes a subcontractor, contract employee, staffing agency, or any contractor regardless of its tier.
History
(Code 1981, § 13-10-90, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 105, § 2/SB 529; Ga. L. 2010, p. 308, § 2/SB 447.)
Annotations
Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2010, p. 308, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment to this Code section shall apply to contracts which are first advertised or otherwise given public notice on or after July 1, 2010.
Law reviews. - For annual survey of labor and employment law, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 211 (2006). For article, ‘‘The Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act: Comprehensive Immigration Reform in Georgia - ‘Think Globally . . . Act Locally’,’’ see 13 Ga. St. B.J. 14 (2007).