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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 2 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES GENERALLY (§§ 34-7-20 — 34-7-23) › Section 34-7-20 - Care by employer in selection of employees and in furnishing of safe machinery; employer's duty to warn

The employer is bound to exercise ordinary care in the selection of employees and not to retain them after knowledge of incompetency; he shall use like care in furnishing machinery equal in kind to that in general use and reasonably safe for all persons who operate it with ordinary care and diligence. If there are latent defects in machinery or dangers incident to an employment, which defects or dangers the employer knows or ought to know but which are unknown to the employee, then the employer shall give the employee warning with respect thereto.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 2 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES GENERALLY (§§ 34-7-20 — 34-7-23) › Section 34-7-21 - Liability of employer for coemployees' negligence

With the exception of railroad companies, the employer shall not be liable to one employee for injuries arising from the negligence or misconduct of other employees about the same business.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 2 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES GENERALLY (§§ 34-7-20 — 34-7-23) › Section 34-7-22 - Contracts exempting employer from liability are null and void

All contracts between employer and employee made in consideration of employment, whereby the employer is exempted from liability to the employee arising from the negligence of the employer or his employees, as such liability is fixed by law, shall be null and void, as against public policy.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 2 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES GENERALLY (§§ 34-7-20 — 34-7-23) › Section 34-7-23 - Assumption of risk by employees; requirements for recovery of damages

An employee assumes the ordinary risks of his employment and is bound to exercise his own skill and diligence to protect himself. In actions for injuries arising from the negligence of the employer in failing to comply with the duties imposed by Code Section
34-7-20
, in order that the employee may recover, it must appear that the employer knew or ought to have known of the incompetency of the other employee or of the defects or danger in the machinery supplied; and it must also appear that the employee injured did not know and had not equal means of knowing such fact and by the exercise of ordinary care could not have known thereof.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 3 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES TO RAILROAD EMPLOYEES (§§ 34-7-40 — 34-7-48) › Section 34-7-40 - "Common carrier" defined

As used in this article, the term "common carrier" shall include the receiver or receivers or other person or corporation charged with the duty of the management and operation of the business of a common carrier.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 3 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES TO RAILROAD EMPLOYEES (§§ 34-7-40 — 34-7-48) › Section 34-7-41 - Liability of common carrier by railroad for personal injury or death of employee generally

Every common carrier by railroad shall be liable in damages to any person suffering injury while he is employed by such carrier or, in case of death of such employee, to his or her personal representative, for the benefit of the surviving spouse or child or children of such employee; and if none, then of such employee's parents; and if none, then of the next of kin dependent upon such employee for such injury or death resulting in whole or in part from the negligence of any of the officers, agents, or employees of such carrier or by reason of any defects or insufficiency, due to the carrier's negligence, in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves, or other equipment; provided, however, that there shall be no recovery under this Code section if the person killed or injured brought about his death or injury by his own carelessness amounting to a failure to exercise ordinary care or if he, by the exercise of ordinary care, could have avoided the consequences of the defendant's negligence. The measure of damages in case the injury results in death of the employee shall be that prescribed in Code Sections
51-4-1
,
51-4-2
, and
51-4-4
; provided, however, that parties who may recover under this Code section, Code Sections
34-7-42
through
34-7-44
, and Code Section
34-7-46
may sue and recover in their own names in the manner prescribed by Code Sections
51-4-2
and
51-4-4
in case no administrator or executor has been appointed at the time the action is filed. In case death shall result from injury to the employee, the employer shall be liable unless it, its agents, and its employees have exercised all ordinary and reasonable care and diligence, the presumption being in all cases against the employer. If death shall not result from the injury, the presumption of negligence shall be and remain as provided by law in case of injury received by an employee in the service of a railroad company.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 3 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES TO RAILROAD EMPLOYEES (§§ 34-7-40 — 34-7-48) › Section 34-7-42 - Contributory negligence of employee

In all actions brought against any common carrier by railroad under or by virtue of any of the provisions of this Code section, Code Section
34-7-41
,
34-7-43
,
34-7-44
, or
34-7-46
to recover damages for personal injuries to an employee or for death of an employee where such injuries have resulted in death, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence, not amounting to a failure to exercise ordinary care, shall not bar a recovery; but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee; provided, however, that no such employee who may be injured or killed shall be held to have been guilty of contributory negligence in any case where the violation by the common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 3 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES TO RAILROAD EMPLOYEES (§§ 34-7-40 — 34-7-48) › Section 34-7-43 - Assumption of risk where employer is contributorily negligent

In any action brought against any common carrier by railroad, under and by virtue of any of the provisions of Code Sections
34-7-41
and
34-7-42
, to recover damages for injuries to or the death of any of its employees, the employee shall not be held to have assumed the risks of his employment in any case where the violation by such common carrier of any statute enacted for the safety of the employees contributed to the injury or death of such employee.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 3 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES TO RAILROAD EMPLOYEES (§§ 34-7-40 — 34-7-48) › Section 34-7-44 - Employer exemptions from liability void; allowable setoffs

Any contract, rule, regulation, or device whatsoever, the purpose or intent of which shall be to enable any common carrier by railroad to exempt itself from any liability created by Code Sections
34-7-41
through
34-7-43
, shall, to that extent, be void; provided, however, that in any action brought against any such common carrier by railroad under or by virtue of any of such Code sections such common carrier may set off therein any sum it has contributed or paid to any insurance, relief, benefit, or indemnity that may have been paid to the injured employee or, in the event of death, to the person or persons entitled thereto on account of the injury or death for which said action is brought.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 3 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES TO RAILROAD EMPLOYEES (§§ 34-7-40 — 34-7-48) › Section 34-7-45 - Liability of receivers, trustees, and assignees of railroad companies for coemployees' negligence; lien on railroad company income

(a)
The liability of receivers, trustees, assignees, and other like officers operating railroads in, or partially in, this state for injuries and damages to employees or their property which are caused by the negligence of coemployees shall be the same as that fixed in Code Section
34-7-41
.
(b)
A lien is created on the gross income of a railroad liable under Code Section
34-7-41
while in the control of any person or corporation described in subsection (a) of this Code section in favor of the injured employee superior to all other liens against the defendant under the laws of this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 3 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES TO RAILROAD EMPLOYEES (§§ 34-7-40 — 34-7-48) › Section 34-7-46 - Limitation period for institution of action

No action shall be maintained under Code Sections
34-7-41
through
34-7-44
unless commenced within two years from the day the cause of action accrued.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 3 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES TO RAILROAD EMPLOYEES (§§ 34-7-40 — 34-7-48) › Section 34-7-47 - Liability of railroad company to its employees for negligence of employees of another railroad company using same track

Where two or more chartered railroad companies whose lines terminate in the same city contract to use the same track within the corporate limits, the company owning the track shall not be responsible to its employees for injuries sustained solely by reason of the negligent use of the track by the employees of the other company.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 7 - MASTER AND SERVANT (§§ 34-7-1 — 34-7-48) › Article 3 - EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR INJURIES TO RAILROAD EMPLOYEES (§§ 34-7-40 — 34-7-48) › Section 34-7-48 - Recovery by employee working beyond limited hours of service

No employee of any railroad company shall be deprived of his right to recover damages for personal injury by reason of the fact that at the time of such injury he was making a run of more than 13 hours, or making a run aggregating more than 13 hours in 24 hours, or had gone on duty after a 13 hour run, or runs aggregating 13 hours, before ten hours' rest.
Amended by 2017 Ga. Laws 275,§ 34, eff. 5/9/2017.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-4) › Section 34-8-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Employment Security Law."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-4) › Section 34-8-2 - Declaration of public policy

As a guide to the interpretation and application of this chapter, the public policy of this state is declared to be as follows: economic insecurity due to unemployment is a serious menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the people of this state. Involuntary unemployment is therefore a subject of general interest and concern which requires appropriate action by the General Assembly to prevent its spread and to lighten its burden which so often falls with crushing force upon the unemployed worker or the worker's family. The achievement of social security requires protection against this greatest hazard of our economic life. This can be provided by encouraging employers to provide more stable employment and by the systematic accumulation of funds during periods of employment to provide benefits for periods of unemployment, thus maintaining purchasing power and limiting the serious social consequences of poor relief assistance. The General Assembly therefore declares that in its considered judgment the public good and the general welfare of the citizens of this state require the enactment of this measure, under the police powers of the state, for the compulsory setting aside of unemployment reserves to be used for the benefit of persons unemployed through no fault of their own.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-4) › Section 34-8-3 - Right of General Assembly to amend or repeal chapter; effect

The General Assembly reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time; and there shall be no vested private rights of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this chapter, or by actions taken pursuant thereto, shall exist subject to the power of the General Assembly to amend or repeal this chapter at any time.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-4) › Section 34-8-4 - Representation by Attorney General

In any civil action to enforce this chapter, the Commissioner, the board of review, and the state shall be represented by the Attorney General of this state.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-20 - Annual payroll; average annual payroll

(a)
As used in this chapter, the term "annual payroll" means the total amount of wages for employment paid by an employer during the 12 month period immediately preceding and ending on the computation date.
(b)
As used in this chapter, the term "average annual payroll" means the average of the annual payrolls of an employer for the last three 12 month periods immediately preceding the computation date, except that for an employer whose account could have been charged with benefit payments throughout at least 12 but less than 36 consecutive calendar months immediately preceding and ending on the computation date, the term "average annual payroll" means the total amount of wages for employment paid by such employer during the 12 month period immediately preceding and ending on the computation date.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-21 - Base period; alternative base period

(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, as used in this chapter, the term "base period" means the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year; provided, however, that, in the case of a combined wage claim under Code Section
34-8-80
, the base period shall be that applicable under the unemployment compensation law of the paying state.
(b)
If an individual does not have sufficient wages to qualify for benefits under the definition of base period in subsection (a) of this Code section, then his or her base period shall be calculated using the last four completed quarters immediately preceding the first day of the individual's benefit year. Such base period shall be known as the "alternative base period." Applicants shall receive written notice of the alternative base period. Implementation of the alternative base period shall commence on January 1, 2003. Implementation of the alternative base period under this subsection shall be under such terms and conditions as the Commissioner may prescribe by rules and regulations.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 49,§ 8, eff. 4/21/2009.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 796, § 1, eff. 5/17/2004.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 915, § 2, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-22 - Benefits

As used in this chapter, the term "benefits" means the compensation payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter, with respect to the individual's unemployment.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-23 - Benefit year

(a)
As used in this chapter, the term "benefit year" with respect to any individual means:
(1)
For all valid claims filed on or before June 30, 2019, the one-year period beginning with the day on which a valid claim is filed; and
(2)
For all valid claims filed on or after July 1, 2019, the 52 weeks:
(A)
Beginning on the Sunday the claim is filed, if the claim is filed on a Sunday; or
(B)
Beginning on the Sunday prior to the day the claim is filed, if the claim is filed on any day other than a Sunday.
(b)
In the case of a combined wage claim pursuant to Code Section
34-8-80
, the benefit year shall be that of the paying state.
(c)
Benefits may only be paid during the applicable benefit year, unless an extended benefits period is in effect as provided in Code Section
34-8-197
.
Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 185,§ 4, eff. 5/6/2019.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-24 - Bona fide in the labor market

As used in this chapter, the term "bona fide in the labor market" means that any person claiming benefits under this chapter must be available for full-time employment, as that term is generally understood in the trade or work classification involved, without regard to prior work restrictions, provided that no individual who is otherwise eligible shall be deemed ineligible for benefits solely because the individual seeks, applies for, or accepts only part-time work, instead of full-time work, provided the individual claiming benefits worked part-time during a majority of the weeks of work in the base period and the individual is available for part-time work for at least 20 hours per week.
Amended by 2009 Ga. Laws 49,§ 5, eff. 4/21/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-25 - Calendar quarter

As used in this chapter, the term "calendar quarter" means the period of three consecutive calendar months ending on the dates of March 31, June 30, September 30, or December 31 of each year or such other dates as the Commissioner may by regulation prescribe.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-26 - Commissioner

As used in this chapter, the term "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Labor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-27 - Common paymaster

As used in this chapter, the term "common paymaster" means one of two or more related corporations which concurrently employ the same individual and which is designated to remunerate such individual for services performed for all such related corporations. Upon approval by the Commissioner, the common paymaster shall be considered the employer of such individual and shall be responsible for contributions due on wages paid. Each of the related corporations shall be considered to have paid as remuneration to such individual only the amounts actually disbursed by it to such individual and shall not be considered to have paid as remuneration to such individual amounts actually disbursed to such individual by the common paymaster.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-28 - Computation date

As used in this chapter, the term "computation date" means June 30 of each calendar year with respect to rates applicable to the succeeding calendar year for each employer whose account could have been chargeable with benefits throughout the 36 consecutive calendar month period immediately preceding and ending on the computation date.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-29 - Contributions; payments in lieu of contributions

(a)
As used in this chapter, the term "contributions" means the money payments to the Unemployment Compensation Fund required by Code Sections
34-8-150
through
34-8-156
.
(b)
As used in this chapter, the term "payments in lieu of contributions" means the money payments to reimburse the Unemployment Compensation Fund for benefit payments charged to employers as required pursuant to Code Sections
34-8-158
through
34-8-161
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-30 - Deductible earnings

As used in this chapter, the term "deductible earnings" means all money earned each week by a claimant for services performed, whether or not received by such claimant, in excess of an amount established by the Commissioner as promulgated by rules and regulations. The amount established by the Commissioner shall not be less than $50.00 nor shall it exceed $300.00. Deductible earnings shall be subtracted from the weekly benefit amount of the claim.
Amended by 2020 Ga. Laws 595,§ 2-1, eff. 8/5/2020.
Amended by 2020 Ga. Laws 378,§ 2, eff. 6/29/2020.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 915, § 3, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-31 - Department

As used in this chapter, the term "department" means the Georgia Department of Labor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-32 - Employee leasing company

(a)
As used in this chapter, the term "employee leasing company" means an independently established business entity which engages in the business of providing leased employees to any other employing unit under the following conditions:
(1)
Negotiates with clients or customers for such matters as time, place, type of work, working conditions, quality, and price of service;
(2)
Determines assignments of individuals to its clients or customers, even if the individuals retain the right to refuse specific assignments;
(3)
Sets the rate of pay of the individuals, whether or not through negotiation;
(4)
Pays the individuals from its accounts; and
(5)
Hires and terminates individuals who perform services for the clients or customers.
(b)
Individuals performing services for an employee leasing company shall be considered employees of the employee leasing company. The employee leasing company shall file required reports in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner and pay contributions on wages paid to such employees.
(c)
Individuals who perform services for temporary help contracting firms as that term is defined in Code Section
34-8-46
shall not be considered employees of an employee leasing company.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-34 - Employing unit

As used in this chapter, the term "employing unit" means any individual, the legal representative of a deceased individual, or any type of organization, including any partnership, association, trust, estate, joint-stock company, insurance company, or corporation, whether domestic or foreign, employee leasing company, common paymaster, or the receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, trustee, or successor thereof which has or had in its employ one or more individuals performing services for it within this state. Each individual performing services within this state for any employing unit which maintains two or more separate establishments within this state shall be deemed to be employed by a single employing unit for all the purposes of this chapter. Each individual employed to perform or to assist in performing the work of any agent or employee of an employing unit shall be deemed to be employed by such employing unit for all the purposes of this chapter, whether such individual was hired or paid directly by such employing unit or by such agent or employee, provided the employing unit had actual or constructive knowledge of such work.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-36 - Employment office

As used in this chapter, the term "employment office" means a free public employment office or branch thereof operated by this state or maintained as a part of a state controlled system of public employment offices.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-37 - Employment Security Administration Fund

As used in this chapter, the term "Employment Security Administration Fund" means the Employment Security Administration Fund which is established by this chapter and from which administrative expenses under this chapter shall be paid.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-38 - Experience rating account

As used in this chapter, the term "experience rating account" means the individual experience of a covered employer, as determined by factors set forth in Code Sections
34-8-150
through
34-8-157
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-39 - Extended benefits

As used in this chapter, the term "extended benefits" means benefits, including benefits payable to federal civilian employees and to ex-service personnel pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Chapter 85, payable to an individual under Code Section
34-8-197
for the weeks of unemployment in the eligibility period of the individual.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-40 - Fund

As used in this chapter, the term "fund" means the Unemployment Compensation Fund which is established by Code Section
34-8-83
and from which all benefits provided under this chapter shall be paid.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-41 - Insured work

As used in this chapter, the term "insured work" means employment for a liable employer.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-42 - Liable employer

As used in this chapter, the term "liable employer" means an employer who is responsible for the payment of unemployment contributions or payments in lieu of contributions or a governmental entity.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-43 - Most recent employer

(a)
As used in this chapter and except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the term "most recent employer" means, for claims with benefit years that begin on or after July 1, 2015, the last employer for whom an individual worked.
(b)
As used in this chapter and except as otherwise provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, the term "most recent employer" means, for claims with benefit years that begin on or before June 30, 2015, the last liable employer for whom an individual worked and:
(1)
The individual was separated from work for a disqualifying reason;
(2)
The individual was released or separated from work under nondisqualifying conditions and earned wages of at least ten times the weekly benefit amount of the claim; or
(3)
The employer files the claim for the individual by submitting such reports as authorized by the Commissioner.
(c)
Where no employer in subsection (b) of this Code section meets the definition of most recent employer from the beginning of the base period to the date the claim is filed, the last liable employer for whom the individual worked shall be considered as the most recent employer for determining eligibility for benefits.
(d)
Where periods of employment with the same liable employer fail, independently, to meet the definition of most recent employer in subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section, such periods of employment may be used cumulatively to determine the most recent employer and eligibility for benefits shall be determined by the reason for separation from the last employment with such employer.
Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 113,§ 1, eff. 5/6/2015.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-44 - State

As used in this chapter, the term "state" includes the states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-45 - Supplemental unemployment benefits

As used in this chapter, the term "supplemental unemployment benefits" means only:
(1)
Benefits which are paid to an employee because of such employee's involuntary separation from the employment of the employer, whether or not such separation is temporary, which separation results directly from a reduction in force, the discontinuance of a plant or operation, or other similar conditions; and
(2)
Sickness and accident benefits subordinate to the benefits described in paragraph (1) of this Code section.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-46 - Temporary help contracting firm

As used in this chapter, the term "temporary help contracting firm" means any person who is in the business of employing individuals and, for compensation from a third party, providing those individuals to perform work for the third party under the general or direct supervision of the third party. Employment with a temporary help contracting firm is characterized by a series of limited-term assignments of an employee to a third party, based on a contract between the temporary help contracting firm and the third party. A separate employment contract exists between the temporary help contracting firm and each individual it hires as an employee. Completion of an assignment for a third party by an employee employed by a temporary help contracting firm does not, in itself, terminate the employment contract between the temporary help contracting firm and the employee.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-47 - Unemployed; unemployment

For purposes of this chapter, an individual shall be deemed "unemployed" in any week during which the individual performs no services and with respect to which no wages are payable to him or her or in any week of less than full-time work if his or her deductible earnings do not equal or exceed his or her weekly benefit amount. The Commissioner shall prescribe regulations applicable to unemployed individuals and shall make such distinctions in the procedures as to total unemployment, partial unemployment of individuals attached to their regular jobs, temporary employment, and other forms of short-time work as is deemed necessary. An individual compensated solely on a commission basis shall be deemed to be unemployed only upon the termination of his or her contract of employment.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-48 - Valid claim

As used in this chapter, the term "valid claim" means a claim filed for unemployment compensation benefits in which sufficient base period wages establish a monetary entitlement as provided in Code Section
34-8-193
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-50 - Week

As used in this chapter, the term "week" means such period of seven consecutive calendar days ending at 12:00 Midnight as the Commissioner may by regulation prescribe.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-51 - Weekly benefit amount

As used in this chapter, the term "weekly benefit amount" means the dollar amount, prior to any deductions, which an individual may be entitled to receive for one week of total unemployment.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 2 - DEFINITIONS (§§ 34-8-20 — 34-8-52) › Section 34-8-52 - "Governor's designee" defined

As used in this chapter, the term "Governor's designee" means one or more departments, boards, commissions, or agencies or the elected or appointed heads of such departments, boards, commissions, or agencies of this state selected by the Governor.
Added by 2022 Ga. Laws 727,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 34-8-70 — 34-8-93) › Section 34-8-71 - Distribution of text of chapter and other materials

The Commissioner shall make available to the public copies of the text of this chapter, any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, the Commissioner's annual reports to the Governor, and any other material the Commissioner deems relevant. Such copies shall be furnished without cost, provided the request for copies is nominal and reasonable.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 34-8-70 — 34-8-93) › Section 34-8-72 - Appointment of state and local or industry advisory councils

The Commissioner shall appoint a State Advisory Council and may appoint local or industry advisory councils, composed in each case of an equal number of employer representatives and employee representatives who may fairly be regarded as representative because of their vocation, employment, or affiliations and of such members representing the general public as the Commissioner may designate. Such councils shall aid the Commissioner in formulating policies and discussing problems related to the administration of this chapter and in assuring impartiality and freedom from political influence in the resolution of such problems. Such advisory councils shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for any necessary expenses.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 34-8-70 — 34-8-93) › Section 34-8-73 - Department to administer chapter and programs; authority to create, and delegate powers and duties to, Employment Security Agency

(a)
The department shall administer the provisions of this chapter and all programs relating to state employment services and unemployment compensation.
(b)
The Commissioner may, at his or her discretion, create an Employment Security Agency and a director of such agency within the department and may delegate in writing to such agency and director and to any subordinate official or employee such powers, duties, and responsibilities as the Commissioner deems appropriate to administer this chapter and the programs relating to state employment services and unemployment compensation.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 34-8-70 — 34-8-93) › Section 34-8-74 - Appointment, compensation, powers, and duties of personnel administering chapter

Subject to other provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner is authorized to appoint, fix the compensation of, and prescribe the duties and powers of such officers, accountants, attorneys, experts, and other persons as may be necessary in the performance of the Commissioner's duties under this chapter. The Commissioner may delegate to any such person such power and authority as deemed reasonable and proper for the effective administration of this chapter and may, in the discretion of the Commissioner, bond any persons handling moneys or signing checks under this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 34-8-70 — 34-8-93) › Section 34-8-75 - Experience rating committee

The Commissioner shall designate an experience rating committee. The committee shall be composed of one representative of employers, one representative of employees, and one representative of the department. The committee shall be constituted as a continuing committee for the purpose of conducting studies of experience rating and from time to time making recommendations to the Commissioner and the advisory council as to desirable modifications and improvements of the law, procedures, and regulations adopted in connection with the experience rating program.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 34-8-70 — 34-8-93) › Section 34-8-76 - Duties of Commissioner to reduce and prevent unemployment

The Commissioner, with the advice and aid of the State Advisory Council and the local or industry advisory councils, shall take all appropriate steps to reduce and prevent unemployment; to encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational training, retraining, and vocational guidance; to investigate, recommend, advise, and assist in the establishment and operation, by municipalities, counties, school districts, and the state, of reserves for public works to be used in times of business depressions and unemployment; to promote the reemployment of unemployed workers throughout the state in every other way that may be feasible; and to these ends to carry on and publish in print or electronically the results of investigations and research studies.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 615,§ 10, eff. 6/3/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 34-8-70 — 34-8-93) › Section 34-8-77 - Creation and financing of State Employment Service; cooperation with federal agencies; authority to establish and maintain free public employment offices

(a)
The State Employment Service is established as a program administered on behalf of the State of Georgia by the Governor's designee. The Governor's designee shall establish and maintain free public employment offices in such number and in such places as may be necessary for the proper administration of this chapter and for the purposes of the state fulfilling such duties as are within the purview of the federal Wagner-Peyser Act,
29 U.S.C. Section 49
, as amended. The Governor's designee is authorized to cooperate with or enter into agreements with any official or agency of the United States having powers or duties under the federal Wagner-Peyser Act and to do and perform all things necessary to secure to this state the benefits of that act in the promotion and maintenance of a system of public employment offices. The provisions of the federal Wagner-Peyser Act are accepted by this state, in conformity with Section 4 of that act, and this state will observe and comply with the requirements thereof. The United States secretary of labor shall be notified as to the Governor's designee that shall serve as the designated and constituted agency of this state for the purposes of the federal Wagner-Peyser Act.
(b)
For the purpose of establishing and maintaining free public employment offices, the Governor's designee is authorized to enter into agreements with the Railroad Retirement Board or any other agency of the United States charged with the administration of any unemployment compensation law, with the department or with any political subdivision of this state, or with any private, nonprofit organization; and, as a part of any such agreement, the Governor's designee may accept moneys, services, or quarters as a contribution.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 727,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 34-8-70 — 34-8-93) › Section 34-8-78 - Board of review; appointment, term of office, compensation, and removal of members

(a)
There shall be a Board of Review of the Department of Labor, which board shall consist of three members. Each member shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of six years. Each member shall be compensated for such member's services, which compensation shall be fixed by the Governor and paid from the Employment Security Administration Fund. The Governor may, at any time, after notice and a hearing, remove any member for cause. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term.
(b)
The Governor may appoint additional alternative members of the board of review as needed to ensure the prompt and efficient review of cases by the board of review. Those members may participate in any cases in which the other members are unable to participate.
(c)
The board of review shall have the powers and authority and shall perform the functions conferred upon it by this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (§§ 34-1-1 — 34-15-40) › Chapter 8 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (§§ 34-8-1 — 34-8-290) › Article 3 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 34-8-70 — 34-8-93) › Section 34-8-79 - State and federal cooperation in administration of chapter

(a)
In the administration of this chapter, the Commissioner shall cooperate, to the fullest extent consistent with this chapter, with the United States secretary of labor and the federal official responsible for the allocation of funds for the administration of this chapter and for making other administrative determinations within the federal province under the federal Social Security Act, as amended; shall make such reports in such form and containing such information as the United States secretary of labor and such federal official may from time to time require and shall comply with such provisions as the United States secretary of labor and such federal official may from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports; and shall comply with the regulations prescribed by the United States secretary of labor and such federal official governing the expenditures of such sums as may be allotted and paid to this state under Title III of the federal Social Security Act for the purpose of assisting in the administration of this chapter.
(b)
Upon request therefor, the Commissioner shall furnish to any agency of the United States charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment the name, address, ordinary occupation, and employment status of each recipient of benefits and such recipient's rights to further benefits under this chapter.
(c)
The Commissioner may request the comptroller of the currency of the United States to cause an examination of the correctness of any return or report of any national banking association rendered pursuant to this chapter and may in connection with such request transmit any such report or return to the comptroller of the currency of the United States as provided in
26 U.S.C. Section 3305(c)
.