Georgia Code
Part 3 - Limitations on Payment
§ 34-9-242. Compensation for Injury Outside of State

In the event an accident occurs while the employee is employed elsewhere than in this state, which accident would entitle him or his dependents to compensation if it had occurred in this state, the employee or his dependents shall be entitled to compensation if the contract of employment was made in this state and if the employer’s place of business or the residence of the employee is in this state unless the contract of employment was expressly for service exclusively outside of this state. If an employee shall receive compensation or damages under the laws of any other state, nothing contained in this Code section shall be construed so as to permit a total compensation for the same injury greater than is provided for in this chapter.
History. Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 37; Code 1933, § 114-411.
Law reviews.
For comment on McDonald-Haynes v. Minyard, 69 Ga. App. 479 , 26 S.E.2d 138 (1943), see 6 Ga. B. J. 252 (1944).
For comment on Martin v. Bituminous Cas. Corp., 215 Ga. 476 , 111 S.E.2d 53 (1959), see 22 Ga. B. J. 580 (1960).
For annual survey on workers’ compensation, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 289 (2018).
For article, “An Essay on Illusion and Reality in the Conflict of Laws,” see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 819 (2019).

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