The Act makes a variety of changes to Georgia's workers' compensation law. First, the Act increases the penalties to be paid by employees who fraudulently retain income benefits to which they are not entitled. The Act also amends the workers' compensation law as it applies to
The Act provides that the State Commissioner of Insurance can choose either to contract with private examiners or use the Commissioner's own staff to examine group self-insurance workers' compensation funds. The Act further provides that the workers' compensation fund will pay for the examination.
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The Act grants businesses the tort immunity provided to employers under the Workers’ Compensation Act when the business uses the services of a temporary help contracting firm or an employee leasing company. The Act provides that temporary help contracting firms and employee leasing companies are statutory employers for
The Act provides that all persons who perform voluntary service for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games or for the Atlanta Paralympic Organizing Committee will be considered employees of the organization for the purpose of workers’ compensation coverage.
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The Act defines when the use of alcohol or a controlled substance will bar recovery by an injury employee. The Act gives the Workers' Compensation Board greater ability to fine one who commits fraud, deletes the requirement that the Board send notice of a claim to the parties, amends
The Act allows current and former employers - health care institutions, schools, and child care institutions- to disclose negative job performance information to prospective employers, without fear of civil liability to an employee unless the employee can prove bad faith.
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HB 677 allows administrative law judges to serve on the State Board of Workers' Compensation to review cases on appeal, provides for the issuance of experience modification worksheets to the insured, and establishes requirements to solicit membership in a workers' compensation self-insurance fund. HB 678 exempts independent contract
The Act requires that hearings to determine workers'; compensation awards be held more quickly than previously required. Maximum monetary benefits for covered injuries are increased, while employers are allowed to set off certain other disability benefits against workers; compensation obligations and to have access to any employee's
The Act provides that an owner-operator, which is an equipment lessor who leases her vehicular equipment with driver to a carrier, is deemed an independent contractor for purposes of workers' compensation.
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The Act exempts certain individual retirement accounts from garnishment except under some conditions. The Act changes or repeals other provisions relating to the exemption from garnishment of certain pension, retirement or benefit programs.
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