Georgia Code
Article 7 - Compensation Schedules
§ 34-9-260. Basis and Method for Computing Compensation Generally

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the average weekly wages of the injured employee at the time of the injury shall be taken as the basis upon which to compute compensation and shall be determined, subject to limitations as to the maximum and minimum amounts provided for in Code Sections 34-9-261 and 34-9-265, as follows:
History. Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 2; Ga. L. 1922, p. 185, § 1; Code 1933, § 114-402; Ga. L. 1945, p. 486, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 842, § 2; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1585, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 816, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 264, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 794, § 2.
Cross references.
State defense force, § 38-2-50 et seq.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, “member” was substituted for “number” in paragraph (6).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, “amount” was substituted for “amounts” near the end of paragraph (1).
Law reviews.
For comment on St. Paul-Mercury Indem. Co. v. Idov, 210 Ga. 256 , 78 S.E.2d 799 (1953), see 16 Ga. B. J. 457 (1954).
For comment on Atlantic Co. v. Moseley, 215 Ga. 530 , 111 S.E.2d 239 (1959), see 23 Ga. B. J. 132 (1960).
For article surveying developments in Georgia local government law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 187 (1981).
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 annual survey article discussing workers’ compensation law, see 52 Mercer L. Rev. 505 (2000).
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 of workers’ compensation, see 67 Mercer L. Rev. 287 (2015).
For annual survey of workers’ compensation, see 68 Mercer L. Rev. 333 (2016).

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