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2018 Georgia Code 50-21-24.1 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 50-21-24.1 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 50-21-24.1

TITLE 50 STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 21. Waiver of Sovereign Immunity as to Actions Ex Contractu; State Tort Claims, 50-21-1 through 50-21-37.

ARTICLE 2 STATE TORT CLAIMS

50-21-24.1. Workers' compensation exclusive remedy not waived; workers' compensation fund to pay claims.

This article does not waive the workers' compensation exclusive remedy when state employees are injured on the job. The workers' compensation fund shall pay claims for job related injuries and not the State Tort Claims Trust Fund.

(Code 1981, §50-21-24.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1717, § 11; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 50.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 50-21-24.1

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Dep't of Labor v. Mcconnell, 828 S.E.2d 352 (Ga. 2019).

Cited 25 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | May 20, 2019 | 305 Ga. 812

...waived its sovereign immunity from McConnell's lawsuit. See OCGA § 50-21-23 (a). The Department does not argue that the conduct alleged in the complaint is included in any of the exceptions or limitations listed in OCGA §§ 50-21-24 (1) - (13) and 50-21-24.1. The Department instead contends that OCGA § 50-21-22 (3) provides an exception or limitation in its definition of "loss." But OCGA § 50-21-23 (a), which waives the State's sovereign immunity from tort claims "in broad language," see Dept....
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Dep't of Transp. v. Montgomery Tank Lines, Inc., 575 S.E.2d 487 (Ga. 2003).

Cited 21 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jan 13, 2003 | 276 Ga. 105, 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 143

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Georgia Dep't of Human Servs. v. Spruill, 294 Ga. 100 (Ga. 2013).

Cited 11 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Nov 18, 2013 | 751 S.E.2d 315, 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 3522

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Georgia Dep't of Labor v. Mcconnell (& Vice Versa), 305 Ga. 812 (Ga. 2019).

Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | May 20, 2019

...d its sovereign immunity from McConnell’s lawsuit. See OCGA § 50-21- 23 (a). The Department does not argue that the conduct alleged in the complaint is included in any of the exceptions or limitations listed in OCGA §§ 50-21-24 (1)-(13) and 50-21-24.1. The Department instead contends that OCGA § 50-21-22 (3) provides an exception or limitation in its definition of “loss.” But OCGA § 50-21-23 (a), which waives the State’s sovereign immunity from tort claims “in broad language,” see Dept....