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GA Code § 33-64-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 64 - Regulation and Licensure of Pharmacy Benefits Managers|§ 33-64-13. (Effective July 1, 2021) Federal Law Governs

 To the extent that any provision of this chapter is inconsistent or conflicts with applicable federal law, rule, or regulation, such applicable federal law, rule, or regulation shall apply.    (Code 1981, §33-64-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 768, § 8/HB 946; Ga. L. 2020, p. 780, § 8/SB 313.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2020, p. 768, § 8/HB 946 and Ga. L. 2020, p. 780, § 8/SB 313, both enacted a Code section designated 33-64-13 and contained identical provisions.   Ga. L. 2020, p. 768, § 9(a)/HB 946 and Ga. L. 2020, p. 780, § 9(a)/SB 313, not codified by the General Assembly, provide that this Code section is applicable to all contracts issued, delivered, or issued for delivery in this state on and after July 1, 2021.
GA Code § 33-65-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 65 - Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure|§ 33-65-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Act."    (Code 1981, §33-65-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1038, § 1/HB 367.)
GA Code § 33-65-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 65 - Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure|§ 33-65-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Corporate governance annual disclosure" means a confidential report filed by the insurer or insurance group made in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.   "Insurance group" means those insurers and affiliates included within an insurance holding company system as defined in paragraph (5) of Code Section 33-13-1.   "Insurer" has the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 33-1-2, except that it shall not include agencies, authorities, or instrumentalities of the United States, its possessions and territories, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, or a state or political subdivision of a state.   "Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Summary Report" means the report filed in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 13 of this title.     (Code 1981, §33-65-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1038, § 1/HB 367.)
GA Code § 33-65-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 65 - Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure|§ 33-65-4. Issuance of Rules, Regulations, and Orders

 The Commissioner may, upon notice and opportunity for all interested persons to be heard, issue such rules, regulations, and orders as shall be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.    (Code 1981, §33-65-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1038, § 1/HB 367.)
GA Code § 33-65-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 65 - Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure|§ 33-65-5. Required Information in Corporate Governance Annual Disclosures; Additional Information

  The insurer or insurance group shall have discretion over the responses to the corporate governance annual disclosure inquiries, provided that the corporate governance annual disclosure shall contain the material information necessary to permit the Commissioner to gain an understanding of the insurer's or group's corporate governance structure, policies, and practices. The Commissioner may request additional information that he or she deems material and necessary to provide the Commissioner with a clear understanding of the corporate governance policies, the reporting or information system or controls implementing those policies.   Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Code section, the corporate governance annual disclosure shall be prepared consistent with the Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Regulation as promulgated by the Commissioner. Documentation and supporting information shall be maintained and made available upon examination or upon request of the Commissioner.     (Code 1981, §33-65-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1038, § 1/HB 367.)
GA Code § 33-65-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 65 - Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure|§ 33-65-8. Failure to File Corporate Governance Annual Disclosures; Penalty

 Any insurer failing, without just cause, to timely file the corporate governance annual disclosure as required in this chapter shall be required, after notice and hearing, to pay a penalty of $100.00 for each day's delay, to be recovered by the Commissioner, and the penalty so recovered shall be paid into the general fund of the state treasury. The maximum penalty under this Code section is $10,000.00. The Commissioner may reduce the penalty if the insurer demonstrates to the Commissioner that the imposition of the penalty would constitute a financial hardship to the insurer.    (Code 1981, §33-65-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1038, § 1/HB 367.)
GA Code § 33-65-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 65 - Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure|§ 33-65-9. Severability

 If any provision of this chapter other than Code Section 33-65-6, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such determination shall not affect the provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to that end the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of Code Section 33-65-6, are severable.    (Code 1981, §33-65-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1038, § 1/HB 367.)
GA Code § 33-65-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 65 - Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure|§ 33-65-10. Application

 The requirements of this chapter shall apply to all insurers domiciled in this state.    (Code 1981, §33-65-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1038, § 1/HB 367.)
GA Code § 33-65-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 33 - Insurance|Chapter 65 - Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure|§ 33-65-11. First Filing Requirement

 The first filing of the corporate governance annual disclosure shall be in 2020.    (Code 1981, §33-65-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1038, § 1/HB 367.)
GA Code § 34-1-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 34-1-4. Employer Immunity for Disclosure of Information Regarding Job Performance

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Employee" means any person who is employed by an employer described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.   "Employer" means any individual engaged in a business, corporation, S-corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited liability partnership, sole proprietorship, association, or government entity.     An employer as defined in subsection (a) of this Code section or any person employed by an employer and designated as the employer's representative who discloses factual information concerning an employee's or former employee's job performance, any act committed by such employee which would constitute a violation of the laws of this state if such act occurred in this state, or ability or lack of ability to carry out the duties of such job to a prospective employer of such employee or former employee upon request of the prospective employer or of the person seeking employment is presumed to be acting in good faith unless lack of good faith is shown by a preponderance of the evidence, unless the information was disclosed in violation of a nondisclosure agreement or the information disclosed was otherwise considered confidential according to applicable federal, state, or local statute, rule, or regulation.     (Code 1981, §34-1-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1056, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 982, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 748, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 34.)   Law reviews.   - For note on 1993 enactment of this Code section, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 146 (1993). For review of 1996 labor and industrial relations legislation, see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 224 (1996).
GA Code § 34-1-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 34-1-5. "Multiracial" Classification Required on Forms

  As used in this Code section, the term "multiracial" means having parents of different races.   All written forms, applications, questionnaires, and other written documents or materials produced by or for or used by any person, firm, association, or corporation conducting business within this state requiring the employment of labor which request information on the racial or ethnic identification of an employee and which contain a list of racial and ethnic classifications from which such employee must select one shall include among their choices the classification "multiracial."   No such written document or computer software described in subsection (b) of this Code section shall bear the designation "other" as a racial or ethnic classification after July 1, 1994, unless such document was printed and in stock before July 1, 1994.   The failure of any person, firm, or corporation to comply with the provisions of this Code section shall not be construed to create any civil cause of action.     (Code 1981, §34-1-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1360, § 3; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 34.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1994, p. 1360, § 4, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the provisions of the Act apply to those forms, applications, questionnaires, and other written documents printed or typed or otherwise originating after July 1, 1994; provided, however, that all documents printed and in stock on July 1, 1994, which bear the racial designation "other" shall be used and the stock depleted prior to reordering under the provisions of the Act even if the date occurs after July 1, 1994.   Cross references.   - Multiracial classification on forms, §§ 20-2-2041,50-18-135.
GA Code § 34-1-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 34-1-6. Employer Obligation to Provide Time for Women to Express Breast Milk for Infant Child

  As used in this Code section, the term "employer" means any person or entity that employs one or more employees; provided, however, that such term shall not include the state and its political subdivisions.     An employer shall provide break time of a reasonable duration to an employee who desires to express breast milk at the worksite during work hours.   Any break time provided for under this Code section shall be paid at the employee's regular rate of compensation. If the employee is paid on a salary basis, the employer shall neither require the salaried employee to use paid leave during any break time nor reduce the employee's salary as a result of the salaried employee taking a break to express breast milk during the workday.   No employer shall be required to provide paid break time to an employee on any day that the employee is working away from any of the employer's worksites.   The employer shall provide a private location, other than a restroom, where such employee can express breast milk in privacy at the worksite.     An employer that employs fewer than 50 employees shall not be subject to any requirement of this Code section that would impose an undue hardship by causing the employer significant difficulty or expense when considered in relation to the size, financial resources, nature, or structure of the employer's business.     (Code 1981, §34-1-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 464, § 2; Ga. L. 2020, p. 818, § 1-1/HB 1090.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective August 5, 2020, substituted "; provided, however, that such term shall not include" for "and shall include" near the end of subsection (a); designated the existing provisions of subsection (b) as paragraph (b)(1); rewrote paragraph (b)(1); and added paragraphs (b)(2) through (b)(4) and subsection (c).   Cross references.   - Breast-feeding of baby, § 31-1-9.    Newborn baby and mother protection act, § 33-24-58.
GA Code § 34-1-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 34-1-8. Veterans' Preference Employment Policy; Use Not a Violation

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Employer" means any person engaged in business and having one or more employees, but does not include the federal government, state, or any political subdivision of the state.   "Veteran" means an individual who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States and was honorably discharged from such service.   "Veterans' preference employment policy" means any employer's policy of preference in hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran over any other qualified applicant or employee.     Any employer may create and use a veterans' preference employment policy, which shall be in writing and applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring, promotion, or retention during a reduction in force.   An employer's use of a veterans' preference employment policy as provided for in this Code section shall not constitute a violation of any local or state equal employment opportunity law.     (Code 1981, §34-1-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 620, § 2/HB 443.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 620, § 1/HB 443, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Voluntary Veterans' Preference Employment Policy Act.'"   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Veterans' preference, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of the State Personnel Board, § 478-1-.18.
GA Code § 34-1-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 34-1-9. Franchisee nor Franchisee's Employee Shall Be Deemed to Be Employee of Franchisor; Applicability

  As used in this Code section, the terms "franchisee" and "franchisor" shall have the same meanings as provided in 16 C.F.R. Section 436.1 as such existed on August 26, 2015.   Notwithstanding any order issued by the federal government or any agreement entered into with the federal government by a franchisor or a franchisee, neither a franchisee nor a franchisee's employee shall be deemed to be an employee of the franchisor for any purpose.   This Code section shall not apply to Chapter 9 of this title.     (Code 1981, §34-1-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2016, p. 616, § 2/SB 277.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2016, p. 616, § 1/SB 277, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Protecting Georgia Small Businesses Act.'"   Law reviews.   - For annual survey of labor and employment law, see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 151 (2016).
GA Code § 34-1-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 34-1-10. Use of Sick Leave for Care of Immediate Family Members

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Employee" means an individual who works for salary, wages, or other remuneration for an employer for at least 30 hours per week.   "Employee stock ownership plan" shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. Section 4975(e)(7).   "Employer" means any individual or entity that employs 25 or more employees and shall include the State of Georgia and its political subdivisions and instrumentalities.   "Immediate family member" means an employee's child, spouse, grandchild, grandparent, or parent or any dependents as shown in the employee's most recent tax return.   "Sick leave" means time away from work by an employee, due to his or her own incapacity, illness, or injury, for which the employee receives his or her regular salary, wages, or other remuneration. The term "sick leave" shall not include paid short-term or long-term disability.     An employer that provides sick leave shall allow an employee to use such sick leave for the care of an immediate family member; provided, however, that nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require an employer to offer sick leave or to require an employer to allow an employee to use more than five days of earned sick leave per calendar year for the care of an immediate family member.   An employee shall not be entitled to use sick leave under this Code section until that leave has been earned. Any employee who uses such sick leave shall comply with the terms of the employer's employee sick leave policy.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to create a new cause of action against an employer.   This Code section shall not apply to any employer that offers to their employees an employee stock ownership plan.   This Code section shall be repealed in its entirety on July 1, 2023, unless extended by an Act of the General Assembly.     (Code 1981, §34-1-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 524, § 1/SB 201; Ga. L. 2020, p. 31, § 1/SB 408.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2017 enactment of this Code section, see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 219 (2017). For annual survey on labor and employment law, see 69 Mercer L. Rev. 141 (2017).
GA Code § 34-2-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor|§ 34-2-1. Creation of Department of Labor

 There is created and established a separate and independent administrative agency to be known as the Department of Labor.   (Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 101; Code 1933, § 54-101; Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 1, 3, 7.   C.J.S.   - 51A C.J.S., Labor Relations, § 692. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 18. 81A C.J.S., States, § 264.
GA Code § 34-2-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor|§ 34-2-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Employer" includes every person, firm, corporation, partnership, stock association, agent, manager, representative, or foreman, or other persons having control or custody of any place of employment or of any employees, except agricultural and domestic labor and those employers having less than eight employees. Naval stores producers shall be classified as agricultural, except where otherwise classified by federal laws.   "Safe" or "safety" as applied to any employment or place of employment shall include conditions and methods of sanitation and hygiene reasonably necessary for the protection of the life, health, safety, and welfare of employees.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, §§ 1, 10.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 48 Am. Jur. 2d, Labor and Labor Relations, § 15 et seq. 27 Am. Jur. 2d, Employment Relationship, § 1 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 51 C.J.S., Labor Relations, § 65.   ALR.   - When has employer "repeatedly" violated Occupational Safety and Health Act within meaning of § 17(a) of Act (29 U.S.C.A. § 666(a)), 151 A.L.R. Fed. 1
GA Code § 34-2-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor|§ 34-2-4. Establishment by Commissioner of Divisions Within Department of Labor; Appointment, Fixing of Salaries and Duties, and Removal of Employees

  The Commissioner of Labor may establish within the Department of Labor such divisions as he may deem necessary for the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties of the department, except as otherwise provided.   The Commissioner is authorized and empowered to appoint a secretary, the heads of all divisions, and such other employees as may be needed and to assign them their duties and fix their annual salaries; provided, however, that no appointment shall be made whereby the aggregate salaries of the appointees are in excess of the amount appropriated by the General Assembly for salaries within the Department of Labor. The Commissioner may remove from office any officer or employee in the department, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.    (Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, § 8; Ga. L. 1950, p. 9, § 2; Ga. L. 1975, p. 198, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Commissioner's power to remove personnel.    - The provision in Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, § 8 (see now O.C.G.A. § 34-2-4(b)) providing for the commissioner's removing from office any officer or employee in the department has been repealed by the former Merit System Act. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 355.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 19, 169 et seq., 173 et seq., 241 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 17, 228 et seq.
GA Code § 34-2-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor|§ 34-2-5. Office of Department of Labor to Be Maintained by Commissioner; Payment of Office Expenses; Lease or Rental of Unused Office Space

  The Commissioner of Labor shall keep and maintain the office of the Department of Labor in the City of Atlanta, Georgia, and shall be provided with suitable rooms, necessary furniture, stationery, books, periodicals, maps, instruments, and other necessary supplies, the expense thereof to be paid by the state in the same manner as other similar expenses are paid. In connection with the maintenance of the office of the Department of Labor, the Commissioner with the approval of the State Properties Commission is authorized and empowered to lease or rent and to negotiate, execute, and administer any necessary lease or rental agreement for office or other space in the custody of, but not occupied by, the Department of Labor and is further authorized to utilize the Department of Administrative Services as his agent in carrying out the provisions of this subsection.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Commissioner is authorized to retain all funds derived from lease, rental, or similar payments received from tenants, occupants, or other users of office or other space for the sole purpose of maintenance of such office or other space. Such funds shall not be considered taxes, fees, or assessments within the meaning of Article VII, Section III, Paragraph II(a) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, provided that nothing in this subsection shall be construed so as to allow the Commissioner to retain any funds required by the Constitution of Georgia to be paid into the state treasury.    (Ga. L. 1911, p. 133, § 1; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 109; Code 1933, § 54-109; Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, § 7; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1007, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 231.
GA Code § 34-2-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor|§ 34-2-7. Promulgation, Review, Amendment, and Repeal of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner Generally

 The Commissioner shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," in the promulgation, adoption, review, amendment, and repeal of all rules and regulations of the department.
GA Code § 34-2-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations|Chapter 2 - Department of Labor|§ 34-2-8. Variations From Rules of Commissioner; Keeping of Index of Variations

 If there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in carrying out a rule of the Commissioner of Labor, the Commissioner, after public hearing, may make a variation from such requirements if the spirit of the rule and law is observed. Any person affected by such rule, or his agent, may petition the Commissioner for such variation, stating the grounds therefor. The Commissioner shall fix a day for the hearing on such petition and shall give reasonable notice thereof to the petitioner. A properly kept index of all variations shall be kept in the office of the Department of Labor and shall be open to public inspection.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, § 13; Ga. L. 1945, p. 487, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 55 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 217, 218.