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2018 Georgia Code 34-9-421 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 34-9-421 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 34-9-421

TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Section 9. Workers' Compensation, 34-9-1 through 34-9-432.

ARTICLE 11 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE PROGRAMS

34-9-421. Rules and regulations.

The State Board of Workers' Compensation shall promulgate by rule or regulation procedures and forms for the certification of employers who establish and maintain a drug-free workplace which complies with the provisions of this article.The board shall be authorized to charge a fee for the certification of a drug-free workplace program in an amount which shall approximate the administrative costs to the board of such certification. Certification of an employer shall be required for each year in which a premium discount is granted.The State Board of Workers' Compensation shall be authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this article.

(Code 1981, §34-9-421, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1512, § 2.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Barzey v. City of Cuthbert, 295 Ga. 641, 763 S.E.2d 447 (2014).

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 34-9-421

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Smith v. Ellis, 291 Ga. 566 (Ga. 2012).

Cited 21 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 10, 2012 | 731 S.E.2d 731, 2012 Fulton County D. Rep. 2747

Nahmias, Justice. The principal question in this appeal is whether an employee who files an injury claim against his employer under the Workers’ Compensation Act, OCGA §§ 34-9-1 to 34-9-421, and receives compensation in exchange for a “no liability” settlement with his employer that is approved by the State Board of Workers’ Compensation *567pursuant to OCGA § 34-9-15 (b), may then turn around and sue the co-employee who caused the injury in a tort action....
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Barzey v. City of Cuthbert, 295 Ga. 641 (Ga. 2014).

Cited 6 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 22, 2014 | 763 S.E.2d 447

...September 22, 2014 S14A0620. LOUISE SHORTER BARZEY v. CITY OF CUTHBERT. NAHMIAS, Justice. Appellant Louise Shorter Barzey challenges the constitutionality of the provisions in the Workers’ Compensation Act, OCGA §§ 34-9-1 to 34-9-421, that preclude her, as a non-dependent parent, from recovering benefits for the death of her son, Deron Shorter, from his employer, the City of Cuthbert....