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O.C.G.A. § 34-8-20 — Annual payroll; average annual payroll | Georgia Code
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TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Section 8. Employment Security, 34-8-1 through 34-8-280.

ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS

34-8-20. Annual payroll; average annual payroll.

  1. As used in this chapter, the term "annual payroll" means the total amount of wages for employment paid by an employer during the 12 month period immediately preceding and ending on the computation date.
  2. As used in this chapter, the term "average annual payroll" means the average of the annual payrolls of an employer for the last three 12 month periods immediately preceding the computation date, except that for an employer whose account could have been charged with benefit payments throughout at least 12 but less than 36 consecutive calendar months immediately preceding and ending on the computation date, the term "average annual payroll" means the total amount of wages for employment paid by such employer during the 12 month period immediately preceding and ending on the computation date.

(Code 1981, §34-8-20, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 76 Am. Jur. 2d, Unemployment Compensation, §§ 14, 18, 19.

C.J.S.

- 81 C.J.S., Social Security and Public Welfare, § 366 et seq.

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This Georgia Code resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, a personal injury and workers' compensation attorney admitted in Georgia (State Bar of Georgia No. 881027, since 2006) and Florida. Attorney Syfert regularly works with Title 34 in the context of Georgia workers' compensation and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida and South Georgia. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.