O.C.G.A. § 34-9-389 (2019)
State absolved of responsibility for debts incurred under fund
The State of Georgia shall not be responsible for any debts incurred as a result of the operation or administration of this fund.
History
(Code 1981, § 34-9-389, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 770, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 126, § 4/HB 1101.)
Annotations
Cross references. - Reduction in tax rate for employers with drug-free workplaces, § 34-8-156. Drug testing of recipients of TANF benefits, § 49-4-193. Drug test required for applicants and recipients of certain government benefits, § 49-4-20.
Administrative rules and regulations. - Drug adjudication policy, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations
of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Labor, Employment Security Law, Qualifications and Penalties for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Claims, § 300-2-9.03.
Law reviews. - For note on 1993 enactment of this article, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 152 (1993).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Compliance with chapter not mandatory. - Employee who violates an employer’s anti-drug policy may be disquali-
fied from receiving unemployment benefits, even though the employer has not met the statutory requirements for
establishing a drug-free workplace program. Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Ivey, 250 Ga. App. 181, 549 S.E.2d 471 (2001). RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 27 Am. Jur. 2d, Employment Relationship, § 157.