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2018 Georgia Code 34-8-40 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

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

ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS

34-8-40. Fund.

As used in this chapter, the term "fund" means the Unemployment Compensation Fund which is established by Code Section 34-8-83 and from which all benefits provided under this chapter shall be paid.

(Code 1981, §34-8-40, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

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

C.J.S.

- 81 C.J.S., Social Security and Public Welfare, § 364.

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 34-8-40

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Stuart-James Co. v. Tanner, 380 S.E.2d 257 (Ga. 1989).

Cited 8 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jun 22, 1989 | 259 Ga. 289

...mpensated, not by salary, but by a share of the commission earned by Stuart-James on the sale of securities. [1] When the Department of Labor attempted to assess unemployment taxes against it, Stuart-James sought to establish an exemption under OCGA § 34-8-40 (g) of the act, which exempts services performed by an individual for wages which meet the so-called "A, B, C" test....
...not qualify for this exemption, is an "employer" under the act, and is liable for contributions to the Georgia unemployment fund. Because employers of insurance agents and solicitors and real estate agents are specifically exempt from this tax, OCGA § 34-8-40 (o) (11), [2] Stuart-James, on appeal to the superior court, challenged the constitutionality of the act on equal protection grounds....