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2018 Georgia Code 34-1-10 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 34-1-10 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 34-1-10

TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Section 1. General Provisions, 34-1-1 through 34-1-10.

34-1-10. Use of sick leave for care of immediate family members.

  1. As used in this Code section, the term:
    1. "Employee" means an individual who works for salary, wages, or other remuneration for an employer for at least 30 hours per week.
    2. "Employee stock ownership plan" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. Section 4975(e)(7).
    3. "Employer" means any individual or entity that employs 25 or more employees and shall include the State of Georgia and its political subdivisions and instrumentalities.
    4. "Immediate family member" means an employee's child, spouse, grandchild, grandparent, or parent or any dependents as shown in the employee's most recent tax return.
    5. "Sick leave" means time away from work by an employee, due to his or her own incapacity, illness, or injury, for which the employee receives his or her regular salary, wages, or other remuneration. The term "sick leave" shall not include paid short-term or long-term disability.
  2. An employer that provides sick leave shall allow an employee to use such sick leave for the care of an immediate family member; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require an employer to offer sick leave or to require an employer to allow an employee to use more than five days of earned sick leave per calendar year for the care of an immediate family member.
  3. An employee shall not be entitled to use sick leave under this Code section until that leave has been earned. Any employee who uses such sick leave shall comply with the terms of the employer's employee sick leave policy.
  4. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to create a new cause of action against an employer.
  5. This Code section shall not apply to any employer that offers to their employees an employee stock ownership plan.
  6. This Code section shall be repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2020, unless extended by an Act of the General Assembly.

(Code 1981, §34-1-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 524, § 1/SB 201.)

Effective date.

- This Code section became effective July 1, 2017.

Law reviews.

- For article on the 2017 enactment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 219 (2017). For annual survey on labor and employment law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 141 (2017).

Cases Citing Georgia Code 34-1-10 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 5

Kennebrew v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2018-09-10

Citation: 819 S.E.2d 37, 304 Ga. 406

Snippet: procedures. See Florida v. Wells, 495 U.S. 1, 3-4, 110 S.Ct. 1632, 109 L.Ed.2d 1 (1990) ("standardized

Norfolk Southern Corp. v. Smith

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1992-03-20

Citation: 414 S.E.2d 485, 262 Ga. 80, 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 91, 1992 Ga. LEXIS 246, 1992 WL 56644

Snippet: capacity. Brown v. Carmichael, 152 Ga. 353, 354 (3, 4) (110 SE 3) (1921). As to the FELA appellants, appellee

Price v. City of Snellville

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1984-07-09

Citation: 317 S.E.2d 834, 253 Ga. 166, 1984 Ga. LEXIS 860

Snippet: authority of the county or municipality." OCGA § 3-4-110 further provides that "The governing authority

Robinson v. Murray

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1944-12-01

Citation: 198 Ga. 690, 32 S.E.2d 496, 1944 Ga. LEXIS 453

Snippet: S. E. 204); Brown v. Carmichael, 152 Ga. 353 (3, 4) (110 S. E. 3). 9. The evidence was sufficient to authorize

Robinson v. Murray

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1944-12-01

Citation: 32 S.E.2d 496, 198 Ga. 690

Snippet: S.E. 204); Brown v. Carmichael, 152 Ga. 353 (3, 4) (110 S.E. 3). 9. The evidence was sufficient to authorize