FOR INJURED WORKERS IN GEORGIA

In Georgia, every employer who has three (3) or more employees must carry workers’ compensation insurance.  However, it is important to keep in mind that, in some situations, the owner of a company is counted as an employee as well, so the owner of a company could only have two (2) employees and still be subject to the Act.  Failure to have workers’ compensation insurance can make a company and/or its owners personally liable for all the medical costs and  benefits to which the employee is entitled.  The company and/or its owners may also be subject to civil penalties of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 per violation.