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O.C.G.A. § 34-9-83 — Priority of claims | Georgia Code

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TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

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

ARTICLE 3 PROCEDURE

34-9-83. Priority of claims.

All rights of compensation under this chapter shall have the same preference or priority for the whole thereof against the assets of the employer as is allowed by law for claims for unpaid wages for labor.

(Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 21; Code 1933, § 114-301.)

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 82 Am. Jur. 2d, Workers' Compensation, § 166.

C.J.S.

- 99 C.J.S., Workers' Compensation, § 321.

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