2025 Code of Georgia
Title 34 - Labor and Industrial Relations (Chs. 1 — 15)
Chapter 9 - Workers’ Compensation (Arts. 1 — 12)
Article 11 - Drug-Free Workplace Programs (§§ 34-9-410 — 34-9-421)
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Compliance with chapter not mandatory. —Employee who violates an employer’s anti-drug policy may be disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits, even though the employer has not met the statutory requirements for establishing a drug-free workplace program. Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Ivey, 250 Ga. App. 181, 549 S. E.2d 471, 2001 Ga. App. LEXIS 582 (2001).
Research References & Practice Aids
Cross references.Reduction in tax rate for employers with drug-free workplaces, § 34-8-156.
Drug testing of recipients of TANF benefits, § 49-4-193.
Drug test required for applicants and recipients of certain government benefits, § 49-4-20.
Administrative rules and regulations.Drug adjudication policy, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Labor, Employment Security Law, Qualifications and Penalties for Unemployment Insurance Benefits Claims, § 300-2-9.03.
Law reviews.For note on 1993 enactment of this article, see 10 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 152 (1993).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d.27 Am. Jur. 2d, Employment Relationship, § 157.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 34
O. C. G. A. Title 34, Ch. 9
- § 34-9-410. Legislative intent
- § 34-9-411. Definitions
- § 34-9-412. Insurance premium discount
- § 34-9-412.1. Certification
- § 34-9-413. Elements of program; applicable confidentiality standards
- § 34-9-414. Notice of testing; written policy statement
- § 34-9-415. Conduct of testing; types of tests; random testing; procedures for specimen collection and testing; laboratory qualifications, procedures, and reports; confirmation tests
- § 34-9-416. Employee Assistance Programs
- § 34-9-417. Education program on substance abuse
- § 34-9-418. Supervisor training on substance abuse
- § 34-9-419. Physician-patient relationship not created; authorized work rules; applicability of article; medical screening or other tests authorized; employer not required to establish program
- § 34-9-420. Confidentiality of information
- § 34-9-421. Rules and regulations
