History. Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 55; Code 1933, § 114-705; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2220, § 10; Ga. L. 1985, p. 727, § 7; Ga. L. 1987, p. 806, § 6; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1409, § 11; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1942, § 19; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1508, § 6; Ga. L. 1999, p. 817, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1321, § 5; Ga. L. 2002, p. 846, § 3; Ga. L. 2012, p. 801, § 2/HB 971.
Law reviews.
For article surveying developments in Georgia workers’ compensation law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 323 (1981).
For annual survey of workers’ compensation, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 431 (1986).
For note on the 1992 amendment of this Code section, see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 285 (1992).
For review of 1998 legislation relating to labor and industrial relations, see 15 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 185 (1998).
For note on the 2000 amendment of this Code section, see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2000).
For annual survey article discussing workers’ compensation law, see 52 Mercer L. Rev. 505 (2000).
For survey article on workers’ compensation law for the period from June 1, 2002 to May 31, 2003, see 55 Mercer L. Rev. 459 (2003).
For annual survey of law of worker’s compensation, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 479 (2004).
For annual survey on workers’ compensation, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 463 (2007).
For survey article on workers’ compensation law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 433 (2008).
For annual survey of law on workers’ compensation, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 383 (2010).
For annual survey on workers’ compensation, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 341 (2012).
For annual survey on workers’ compensation law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 247 (2014).
For annual survey on workers’ compensation, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 289 (2018).
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