No compensation shall be allowed for the first seven calendar days of incapacity resulting from an injury, including the day of the injury, except the benefits provided for in Code Section 34-9-200; provided, however, that, if an employee is incapacitated for 21 consecutive days following an injury, compensation shall be paid for such first seven calendar days of incapacity.
History. Ga. L. 1922, p. 185, § 2; Code 1933, § 114-401; Ga. L. 1963, p. 141, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1409, § 10.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 9 - Workers’ Compensation
Article 6 - Payment of Compensation
§ 34-9-220. Period of Incapacity Preceding Payment of Compensation
§ 34-9-221. Procedure; Payment Controverted by Employer; Delinquency Charge; Enforcement
§ 34-9-222. Lump Sum Payments of All or Part of Compensation Generally
§ 34-9-223. Lump Sum Payments to Trustees
§ 34-9-224. Payment of Compensation to Employees in Service of More Than One Employer
§ 34-9-226. Appointment of Guardian for Minor or Incompetent Claimant