Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 34. LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS · Chapter 8. EMPLOYMENT SECURITY · Article 3. ADMINISTRATION

34-8-78. Board of review; appointment, term of office, compensation, and removal of members.

Active

Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
There shall be a Board of Review of the Department of Labor, which board shall consist of three members. Each member shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of six years. Each member shall be compensated for such member’s services, which compensation shall be fixed by the Governor and paid from the Employment Security Administration Fund. The Governor may, at any time, after notice and a hearing, remove any member for cause. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term.#
(b)
The Governor may appoint additional alternative members of the board of review as needed to ensure the prompt and efficient review of cases by the board of review. Those members may participate in any cases in which the other members are unable to participate.#
(c)
The board of review shall have the powers and authority and shall perform the functions conferred upon it by this chapter.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

Code 1981, § 34-8-78, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 139, § 1.

Read the official page (the state's PDF, opened at the page this text was read from).

Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t34-(v26)-2017-pdf.pdf, Volume V26, 2017 edition, page 194; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 8ee6134ad6cf.