Case File The Court of Appeals of Georgia held that the exclusive remedy provision of the state’s Workers' Compensation Act is an affirmative defense -- not a matter of subject-matter jurisdiction. This means that the […]

Maintaining control of medical treatment in a workers’ compensation case is key to mitigating ongoing exposure. To do so, employers and insurers must comply with the guidelines provided for in OCGA §§ 34-9-200 and 34-9-201, which requires […]

What Do You Think? The “affirmative act” exception to Georgie's exclusivity rule allows employees injured at work to sue employers for personal injury under certain circumstances. A case involving a teen tragically killed while running […]

Glossary Check If you had to tell someone how Georgia defines "injury" for purposes of state workers' compensation law, what would you tell them? If you had Simply Research, you could tell them the following. […]

Safety at Work Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A postal worker said she was loading up her truck when a man approached her co-worker and attacked her. Police in Atlanta said the injured worker, Monique Thomas, […]

State Snapshot BASIC RULE In Georgia, workers’ compensation is an employee’s exclusive legal remedy for work-related injuries. O.C.G.A. § 34-9-11. This means that an injured employee cannot sue his employer in tort for monetary damages, […]

An investigation conducted by the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation’s Enforcement Division has led to the arrest of Lucy Margarita Suarez. According to Enforcement Division Director TammyMarshall, Suarez was arrested on April 29th, 2026, […]

Compliance Corner In the Peach State, the disablement or death of an employee resulting from an occupational disease shall be treated as the occurrence of an injury by accident, something that Simply Research subscribers know. […]