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GA Code § 34-8-176 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 5 - Contributions and Payments in Lieu of Contributions|§ 34-8-176. Applicability of Collection, Penalty, and Sanction Provisions to Public Employers

 All collection, penalty, and sanction provisions in this chapter that are applicable to private employers are made equally applicable to all public employers who are liable for the payment of contributions or payments in lieu of contributions pursuant to this chapter.    (Code 1981, §34-8-176, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 76 Am. Jur. 2d, Unemployment Compensation, §§ 9, 17, 28, 40.   C.J.S.   - 81 C.J.S., Social Security and Public Welfare, §§ 286 et seq., 343, 344, 380 et seq.
GA Code § 34-8-177 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 5 - Contributions and Payments in Lieu of Contributions|§ 34-8-177. Procedure for Collecting Delinquent Contribution Payments From Public Employers

 Should any department or political subdivision of the state, any instrumentality of a political subdivision of the state, or any instrumentality of one or more of the foregoing become more than 120 days delinquent in contributions or payments in lieu of contributions due to the Unemployment Compensation Fund, the Department of Labor shall certify to the Office of the State Treasurer the amount due. The Office of the State Treasurer shall transfer the amount due to the Department of Labor from funds it has available for distribution to the respective department or political subdivision of the state, instrumentality of a political subdivision of the state, or instrumentality of one or more of the foregoing. The certification shall be signed by the Commissioner and shall be conclusive proof of the delinquency. The Commissioner shall mail a copy of the certification to the delinquent public employer on the date of transmittal to the Department of Administrative Services. Should the public employer wish to appeal the Commissioner's decision, it shall so notify the Commissioner within 15 days from the date the certification is mailed to the public employer. The Commissioner shall, upon receipt of the notice, request the Attorney General to appoint an independent attorney as an administrative hearing officer to hear all issues involved and render a decision. Should the public employer or the Commissioner contest the administrative hearing officer's decision, an appeal may be filed, within 30 days after the decision of the administrative hearing officer has been mailed, in the superior court of the county in which the decision was rendered. The Attorney General shall represent the Commissioner in any such matters appealed.    (Code 1981, §34-8-177, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 18; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, § 2/SB 296.)   Cross references.   - Procedure in contested cases generally, § 50-13-13.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions decided under former Code Section 34-8-74, which was repealed by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1, are included in the annotations for this Code section.   Legal representation by Attorney General.    - The Attorney General is to represent the Department of Labor. 1984 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 84-48 (decided under former § 34-8-74).
GA Code § 34-8-178 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 5 - Contributions and Payments in Lieu of Contributions|§ 34-8-178. Voluntary Contributions by Employers

 Any employer may make voluntary payments in addition to the contributions required under this chapter, and the same shall be credited to the employer's experience account; provided, however, that such voluntary contributions shall not be used in the computation of reduced rates unless such contributions are paid within 30 days following the date upon which the Commissioner mails notice that such payments may be made with respect to a calendar year, and in no event shall such payments be made later than the expiration of 120 days after the beginning of the year for which such rates are effective. Such voluntary payments when accepted from an employer will not be refunded in whole or in part.    (Code 1981, §34-8-178, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 373, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 693, § 3.)
GA Code § 34-8-190 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 7 - Benefits|§ 34-8-190. Requirements Governing Claims for Benefits

  Claims for benefits shall be made in accordance with such rules or regulations as the Commissioner may prescribe. The Commissioner may provide for employer initiated claims under such circumstances as prescribed in rules or regulations.   Each employer shall post and maintain, in places readily accessible to employees, printed statements concerning such regulations or such other matters as the Commissioner may by regulation prescribe. Each employer shall make available to its employees copies of such printed statements or materials relating to claims for benefits as the Commissioner may by regulation prescribe.   Each employer shall furnish to each employee a separation notice at such time as the employee leaves the employment of the employer. The separation notice shall contain detailed reasons for the employee's separation.The employee shall tender this separation notice at the time of filing a claim for benefits. This separation notice shall be in such form as prescribed by rules or regulations of the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall by rule or regulation prescribe the circumstances under which such form must be furnished to the department.     (Code 1981, §34-8-190, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Editor's notes   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, opinions decided under Ga. L. 1937, p. 806, are included in the annotations for this Code section.   Separation notice.    - Although the language of this section appeared to be mandatory in requiring a prospective claimant to present a separation notice before the claimant could file a claim for benefits, those provisions should be interpreted to mean, as the General Assembly undoubtedly intended for it to mean, that the claimant must tender a separation notice if one has been furnished to the claimant. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 77-88 (decided under former Ga. L. 1937, p. 806; see O.C.G.A. § 34-8-190).   An employer may be penalized for failure to furnish an employee with a separation notice at the time of separation by having the employer's account charged for any benefits paid to the former employee, notwithstanding any disqualification of that employee. 1977 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 77-88 (decided under former Ga. L. 1937, p. 806).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 76 Am. Jur. 2d, Unemployment Compensation, §§ 31, 32.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., Social Security and Public Welfare, § 492 et seq.
GA Code § 34-8-191 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 7 - Benefits|§ 34-8-191. Benefits to Be Paid Pursuant to Rules and Regulations

 All benefits payable from and out of the Unemployment Compensation Fund shall be paid as provided in this chapter and through the employment offices of the department in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Commissioner may prescribe.    (Code 1981, §34-8-191, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.)
GA Code § 34-8-198 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 7 - Benefits|§ 34-8-198. Payment of Child Support Obligation From Benefits

  Each claimant shall disclose to the department whether or not such claimant owes child support obligations which are being enforced pursuant to a plan described in Section 454 of the federal Social Security Act.   The department shall notify the state or local child support enforcement agency that such individual owes child support obligations and is eligible for unemployment compensation.   The department shall cause to be deducted and withheld from any unemployment compensation otherwise payable to such claimant:   The amount specified by the claimant to be deducted and withheld if neither paragraph (2) nor (3) of this subsection is applicable;   The amount determined pursuant to an agreement submitted to the department by the state or local child support enforcement agency under Section 454 of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 654; or   Any amount otherwise required to be so deducted and withheld from such unemployment compensation which has been determined through legal process as that term is defined in Section 459 of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 659.     Any amount so deducted and withheld pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (c) of this Code section shall be paid to the appropriate state or local child support enforcement agency.   Any amount deducted and withheld pursuant to this Code section shall for all purposes be treated as if it were paid to the claimant as unemployment compensation and then paid by such claimant to the state or local child support enforcement agency in satisfaction of the claimant's child support obligations.   Each state or local child support enforcement agency shall reimburse the department for the administrative costs incurred by the department which are attributable to such child support obligations being enforced by the state or local child support enforcement agency.     (Code 1981, §34-8-198, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1501, § 7.)   Cross references.   - Denial or suspension of license for noncompliance with child support order, § 40-5-54.1.   U.S. Code.   - Sections 454 and 459 of the federal Social Security Act, referred to throughout this section, are codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 654 and 659, respectively.
GA Code § 34-8-199 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 7 - Benefits|§ 34-8-199. Definitions; Disclosure; Withholding Uncollected Overissuance

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Uncollected overissuance" has the same meaning as provided in 7 U.S.C. Section 2022(c)(1).   "Unemployment compensation" means any compensation payable under this chapter including amounts payable by the Commissioner pursuant to an agreement under any federal law providing for compensation, assistance, or allowances with respect to unemployment.     An individual filing a new claim for unemployment compensation shall, at the time of filing such claim, disclose whether or not he or she owes an uncollected overissuance of food stamp coupons. The Commissioner shall notify the Department of Human Services or the successor state food stamp agency enforcing such obligation of any individual who discloses that he or she owes such uncollected overissuance and who is determined to be eligible for unemployment compensation.   The Commissioner shall deduct and withhold from any unemployment compensation payable to an individual who owes an uncollected overissuance:   The amount specified by the individual to the Commissioner to be deducted and withheld as provided by this Code section;   The amount, if any, determined pursuant to an agreement submitted to the Department of Human Services or the successor state food stamp agency under 7 U.S.C. Section 2022(c)(3)(A); or   Any amount otherwise required to be deducted and withheld from unemployment compensation pursuant to 7 U.S.C. Section 2022(c)(3)(B).     Any amount deducted and withheld pursuant to this Code section shall be paid by the Commissioner to the Department of Human Services or the successor state food stamp agency.   Any amount deducted and withheld under subsection (d) of this Code section shall for all purposes be treated as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment compensation and paid by such individual to the Department of Human Services or the successor state food stamp agency as repayment of the individual's uncollected issuance.   This Code section applies only if arrangements have been made for reimbursement by the Department of Human Services or the successor state food stamp agency for the administrative costs incurred by the Commissioner under this Code section which are attributable to the repayment of uncollected overissuances to the Department of Human Services or the successor state food stamp agency.     (Code 1981, §34-8-199, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 888, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 76 Am. Jur. 2d, Unemployment Compensation, § 223.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., Social Security and Public Welfare, § 577 et seq.
GA Code § 34-8-221 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 8 - Appeals|§ 34-8-221. Review of Decision of Hearing Officer by Board of Review

  The board of review may on its own motion affirm, modify, or set aside any decision of an administrative hearing officer on the basis of the evidence previously submitted in such case or direct the taking of additional evidence or may permit any of the parties to such decision to initiate further appeals before the board of review. The board of review shall promptly notify the parties to any proceedings of its findings and decision. The decision of the board shall become final 15 days from the date the decision is mailed to the parties.   The board of review may, in its discretion and on its own motion, reconsider its decision at any time within 15 days from the date the decision is mailed to the parties. The board shall notify all concerned parties of its intent to reconsider a final decision. Such notice shall stay the process of judicial review until a final decision is released by the board.   The quorum for the board of review shall be two members. No meeting of the board shall be scheduled when it is anticipated that less than two members will be present, and no hearing shall be held nor decision released by the board in which less than two members participated.   In the event only two members are able to vote on a case and one member votes to affirm the decision of the administrative hearing officer but the other member votes to reverse the decision or remand the case for another hearing, the decision of the administrative hearing officer shall stand affirmed.   The Commissioner shall provide the board of review and the office of administrative appeals with proper facilities and assistants for the execution of their functions.     (Code 1981, §34-8-221, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 730, § 5/HB 714.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 137 (2014).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in  Shields v. BellSouth Advertising & Publ'g Co., 228 F.3d 1284 (11th Cir. 2000).
GA Code § 34-8-224 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 8 - Appeals|§ 34-8-224. Fee for Witnesses Subpoenaed Under Article

 Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to this article shall be allowed fees at a rate fixed by the Commissioner.Such fees shall be deemed a part of the expense of administering this chapter.    (Code 1981, §34-8-224, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For note discussing administrative records and reports of public employment agencies with emphasis on the critical role of the employer, and advocating a qualified, rather than absolute, privilege placed on confidential employer reports, see 11 Mercer L. Rev. 345 (1960).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, decisions under Ga. L. 1937, p. 806 are included in the annotations for this Code section.    Cited in Epps Air Serv., Inc. v. Lampkin, 125 Ga. App. 779, 189 S.E.2d 127 (1972).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 327.   C.J.S.   - 73A C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 303, 304.
GA Code § 34-8-250 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 9 - Prohibited and Void Acts; Overpayments|§ 34-8-250. Prohibited Agreements and Activities; Penalty

 Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute his or her rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void. Any agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer's contributions or payments in lieu of contributions required under this chapter from such employer shall be void. No employer shall directly or indirectly make, require, or accept any deduction from the wages of any individual in his or her employ to finance the employer's contributions or payments in lieu of required contributions or require or accept any waiver of any right under this chapter by any such individual. Any employer or agent of an employer who violates any provision of this Code section shall, for each offense and upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1981, §34-8-250, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Punishment for misdemeanors generally, § 17-10-3.
GA Code § 34-8-251 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 9 - Prohibited and Void Acts; Overpayments|§ 34-8-251. Fees for Claiming Benefits Prohibited; Attorney's Fees; Penalty

 No individual claiming benefits shall be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this chapter by the Commissioner, the board of review, or representatives of the Commissioner or the board of review, or by any court or any officer thereof. Any individual claiming benefits in any proceeding before a court, the Commissioner, the board of review, or representatives of the Commissioner or the board of review may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent; but no such counsel or agents shall either charge or receive for such services more than an amount approved by the board of review. Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall upon conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1981, §34-8-251, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Punishment for misdemeanors generally, § 17-10-3.
GA Code § 34-8-252 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 9 - Prohibited and Void Acts; Overpayments|§ 34-8-252. Assignment, Pledge, or Encumbrance of Right to Benefits Void; Benefits Exempt; Waiver of Exemption Void

 Any assignment, pledge, or encumbrance of any right to benefits which are or may become due or payable under this chapter shall be void. Such rights to benefits shall be exempt from levy, execution, attachment, or any other remedy whatsoever provided for the collection of debt except child support obligations as described in Code Section 34-8-198 and overpayment for benefits as described in Code Section 34-8-254; and benefits received by any individual, so long as they are not mingled with other funds of the recipient, shall be exempt from any remedy whatsoever for the collection of all debts except debts incurred for necessities furnished to such individual or his or her spouse or dependents during the time when such individual was unemployed. No waiver of any exemption provided for in this Code section shall be valid.    (Code 1981, §34-8-252, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.)
GA Code § 34-8-253 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 9 - Prohibited and Void Acts; Overpayments|§ 34-8-253. Obedience to Subpoena Required; Self-Incrimination; Quashing, Modification, or Withdrawal of Subpoena

  No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records before the Commissioner, the board of review, the chief administrative hearing officer, or their duly authorized representatives or in obedience to a subpoena issued by them on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of a person may tend to incriminate or subject such person to a penalty or forfeiture. However, no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which the person is compelled, after having claimed the privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except that such person testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in testifying.   The Commissioner, the board of review, the chief administrative hearing officer, or any duly authorized representative of any of them may quash, modify, or withdraw a subpoena issued by them.     (Code 1981, §34-8-253, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 730, § 7/HB 714.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2014 amendment of this Code section, see 31 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 137 (2014).
GA Code § 34-8-270 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 10 - Unemployment Tax Amnesty|§ 34-8-270. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Unemployment Tax Amnesty Program."    (Code 1981, §34-8-270, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 837, § 1.)
GA Code § 34-8-271 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 8 - Employment Security|Article 10 - Unemployment Tax Amnesty|§ 34-8-271. Legislative Findings, Declarations, and Intent

 The General Assembly finds and declares that a public purpose is served by the waiver of interest on unemployment tax, penalties, and criminal prosecution in return for the immediate reporting and payment of previously underreported, unreported, or unpaid unemployment contributions liabilities. The General Assembly further finds and declares that the benefits gained through this program include, among other things, increased collection of certain currently owed unemployment contributions, permanently bringing into the unemployment insurance system employers who have been evading payment of unemployment contributions and providing an opportunity for such employers to satisfy unemployment contributions obligations before stepped-up unemployment tax enforcement programs take effect.It is the intention of the General Assembly in enacting this article that the unemployment tax amnesty program provided under this article be a one-time occurrence which shall not be repeated in the future because employers' expectations of any future amnesty programs could have a counterproductive effect on compliance under this article.    (Code 1981, §34-8-271, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 837, § 1.)