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★ Georgia · workplace

Workplace settlements
in Georgia.

By Reviewed by Abd Shanti, Founder9 min read

Georgia pays up to $800 a week for temporary total disability, for as long as 400 weeks. Not every fall at work is covered: an employee who slipped in the breakroom on her way to lunch was denied benefits.

Facts that decide a workplace claim in Georgia

Temporary total disabilityMaximum $800 a week for injuries from 1 July 2023, for up to 400 weeks; the Board reported no rate changes in 2024 or 2025.State Board of Workers’ Compensation, summary of provisions (revised 1 July 2025)
Temporary partial disabilityMaximum $533 a week for up to 350 weeks.State Board of Workers’ Compensation, summary of provisions
Exclusive remedyThe rights and remedies under the Act exclude all other rights and remedies of the employee against the employer for on the job injuries.O.C.G.A. § 34-9-11(a), as quoted in Diaz Arriola v. Coleman (Ga. Ct. App. 2025)
Deadline to sueTwo years for injuries to the person.O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, as applied in Toliver v. Dawson (Ga. Ct. App. 2023)
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★ GA · reported workplace outcomes

What Georgia courts have awarded.

Real Georgia decisions and verdicts, each linked to the court record or official report.

  • Frett v. State Farm
    Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
    Denial of benefits affirmed

    Rochele Frett, a State Farm claims associate, logged off for her scheduled lunch, heated food in the breakroom and slipped on water as she headed outside to eat. The Board denied benefits under the scheduled lunch break exception, and the Court of Appeals affirmed.

  • Diaz Arriola v. Coleman
    Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2025
    Summary judgment for insurance agent affirmed

    Vinicio Diaz Arriola lost his lower arm in a workplace accident and sued the company’s insurance agent, arguing the agent let the company’s general liability coverage lapse and failed to get workers’ compensation coverage. The court noted that an employer subject to the Act would have been entitled to dismissal under the exclusive remedy rule, excluded late contradictory testimony, and affirmed summary judgment for the agent.

★ GA · workplace · in practice

What changes the number here.

What actually moves a workplace settlement in Georgia.

  1. 1

    Timing and place matter for coverage. Frett’s fall was during her scheduled lunch break, which took it outside the Act.

  2. 2

    Check whether the employer carries coverage. When it does not, other claims, including against insurance agents, may come into play.

  3. 3

    Benefits stop at 400 weeks for most total disability claims, so long term injuries may need other sources of recovery.

★ GA · statute of limitations
2 years from date of injury

O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33

★ GA · fault rule
Modified comparative, 50% bar

Modified comparative, recovery barred at 50% claimant fault (any fault of 50% or greater bars recovery).

★ GA · caps

What caps recovery.

Statutory caps that may bear on a workplace settlement in Georgia.

★ workplace · same region & fault regime

Compare to like jurisdictions.

How Georgia's fault rule and limitation period compare to jurisdictions in the same US region and to those running the same fault rule for workplace claims.

JurisdictionFault ruleLimitationWorkplace page
Georgia · you are hereModified comparative, 50% bar2 years from date of injury—
KentuckyPure comparative negligence1 year for personal injury (one of the shortest in the US)KY · workplace →
LouisianaModified comparative, 51% bar1 year (la prescription), extended to 2 years by Act 423 (2024) for tort claims accruing on or after July 1, 2024LA · workplace →
MississippiPure comparative negligence3 years from date of injuryMS · workplace →
North CarolinaPure contributory negligence3 years from date of injuryNC · workplace →
South CarolinaModified comparative, 51% bar3 years from date of injurySC · workplace →
TennesseeModified comparative, 50% bar1 year from date of injury, among the shortest in the USTN · workplace →
IdahoModified comparative, 50% bar2 years from date of injuryID · workplace →
KansasModified comparative, 50% bar2 years from date of injuryKS · workplace →
MaineModified comparative, 50% bar6 years for personal injury, longest in the USME · workplace →
NebraskaModified comparative, 50% bar4 years for personal injury; 2 years for medical malpracticeNE · workplace →
HawaiiModified comparative, 51% bar2 years from date of injuryHI · workplace →
IllinoisModified comparative, 51% bar2 years from date of injuryIL · workplace →
★ GA · workplace · frequently asked

Common questions.

Each answer is independently coherent and references the relevant statute or authority document.

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Sources

Checked 2026-09-29.

★ all of GA
Georgia overview

Fault rule, statute, caps, and key facts for Georgia as a whole.

★ national frame
Workplace in United States

Workplace band structure and severity tiers at the US level.

★ all 15 countries
Workplace · everywhere

Cross-jurisdiction comparison of workplace bands.

★ editorial note

Figures on this page are not quotes for any specific case. For representation, consult an attorney admitted in Georgia. See /methodology, /sources, and /disclaimer.