Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 34-9-281. Prerequisites to Compensation for Occupational Disease

History. Code 1933, § 114-801, enacted by Ga. L. 1946, p. 103; Ga. L. 1963, p. 141, § 17; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 34; Ga. L. 1982, p. 2485, §§ 3, 9; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 25; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1474, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1586, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 631, § 34.
Cross references.
Time limitations for filing claims under chapter generally, § 34-9-82 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, a comma was inserted following “provided” in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(2).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1987, p. 1474, § 17, not codified by the General Assembly, provided that that Act would apply to any occupational disease not previously diagnosed before July 1, 1987.
Ga. L. 1991, p. 1586, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this amendment shall not operate to revive any claim barred prior to July 1, 1991.
Law reviews.
For article, “Occupational Diseases Under the Georgia Workmen’s Compensation Act,” see 8 Mercer L. Rev. 333 (1957).
For note, “Dust in the Wind: Revisiting Georgia’s Refusal to Extend Liability to Employers in Take-Home Asbestos Litigation,” see 53 Ga. L. Rev. 1169 (2019).

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