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# O.C.G.A. § 34-8-1. Short title.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Employment Security Law.’’

## History

Code 1981, § 34-8-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1941, p. 229, §§ 1 through 3 ratified, approved, and confirmed an executive order and proclamation issued by the Governor on April 5, 1940, suspending the collection of unemployment compensation taxes upon certain items and from certain employers exempted by amendments to the Social Security Act approved in August, 1939.

## Law Reviews

For survey article on local government law, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 225 (1982). For annual survey of labor and employment law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 251 (2005).