O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 34-8-250 (2019)

Prohibited agreements and activities; penalty

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute his or her rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void. Any agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer’s contributions or payments in lieu of contributions required under this chapter from such employer shall be void. No employer shall directly or indirectly make, require, or accept any deduction from the wages of any individual in his or her employ to finance the employer’s contributions or payments in lieu of required contributions or require or accept any waiver of any right under this chapter by any such individual. Any employer or agent of an employer who violates any provision of this Code section shall, for each offense and upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

(Code 1981, § 34-8-250, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.)

Annotations

Cross references. - Punishment for misdemeanors generally, § 17-10-3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2013 · leading case: Williams v. Butler, 744 S.E.2d 396 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013).

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Williams v. Butler, 744 S.E.2d 396 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 34-8-250 (“Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute his or her rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void.”

Penny Williams v. Mark Butler, Comm'r, Georgia Dep't of Labor (Ga. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “OCGA § 34-8-250 (“Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute his or her rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void.”

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