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title: O.C.G.A. § 34-9-7. Presumption of applicability of chapter to contracts between employers and employees covered by chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 34-9-7. Presumption of applicability of chapter to contracts between employers and employees covered by chapter.

Every contract of service between an employer and an employee covered by this chapter, whether such contract is written, oral, or implied, shall be presumed to have been made subject to this chapter except contracts of service between those employers and employees listed in Code Section 34-9-2.

## History

Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 6; Code 1933, § 114-110; Ga. L. 1972, p. 929, § 2.