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2022 Georgia Code
Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations
Chapter 7 - Employment Generally; Employer’s Liability
Article 2 - Employer’s Liability for Injuries Generally
§ 34-7-22. Contracts Exempting Employer From Liability Are Null and Void
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GA Code § 34-7-22 (2022)
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All contracts between employer and employee made in consideration of employment, whereby the employer is exempted from liability to the employee arising from the negligence of the employer or his employees, as such liability is fixed by law, shall be null and void, as against public policy.
History. Ga. L. 1895, p. 97, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 2613; Civil Code 1910, § 3132; Code 1933, § 66-302.
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Contracts which contravene public policy generally, § 13-8-2 .
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