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title: O.C.G.A. § 34-9-120. Employer’s duty to insure payment of compensation.
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# O.C.G.A. § 34-9-120. Employer’s duty to insure payment of compensation.

Every employer subject to the compensation provisions of this chapter shall insure the payment of compensation to his employees in the manner provided in this article; and, while such insurance remains in force, he or those conducting his business shall be liable to any employee for personal injury or death by accident only to the extent and in the manner specified in this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 11; Code 1933, § 114-601; Ga. L. 1972, p. 929, § 3.

## Law Reviews

For article surveying developments in Georgia workers’ compensation law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 323 (1981).