2021 Georgia Code
Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 9 - Workers' Compensation
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 34-9-9. Relief From Penalty for Failure or Neglect to Perform Statutory Duty
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve any employer or employee from any penalty for failure or neglect to perform any statutory duty.
(Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 13; Code 1933, § 114-104.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 82 Am. Jur. 2d, Workers' Compensation, §§ 504, 583, 624, 629, 632.
C.J.S.- 100 C.J.S., Workers' Compensation, § 701 et seq.
ALR.
- State Workmen's Compensation Act as precluding action based on noncompliance with Federal Safety Appliance Act to recover for death or injury to railroad employee while engaged in intrastate commerce, 98 A.L.R. 511; 104 A.L.R. 839.
What conduct is willful, intentional, or deliberate within Workmen's Compensation Act provision authorizing tort action for such conduct, 96 A.L.R.3d 1064.
Validity, construction, and application of provisions of workers' compensation act for additional compensation because of failure to comply with specific requirement of statute or regulation by public for protection of workers, 31 A.L.R.6th 199.
