§ 34-9-100. Filing of Claims With Board; Investigation or Mediation; Hearing; Dismissal of Stale Claims

Subject to Code Section 34-9-82, a claim for compensation may be filed with the board at any time following an injury or death. The board and its administrative law judges shall have full authority to hear and determine all questions with respect to such claims. The board shall make or cause to be made any […]

§ 34-9-101. Appointment of Physician to Examine Injured Employee; Payment of Fee and Expenses of Examining Physician

The members of the board or any one of them or an administrative law judge may, upon the application of either party or upon their own motion, appoint one or more disinterested and duly qualified physicians or surgeons to make any necessary medical examination of the employee and to report or testify with respect thereto. […]

§ 34-9-102. Hearing Before Administrative Law Judge

Notice of hearing.    The hearing shall be held as soon as practicable; provided, however, no hearing shall be scheduled less than 30 days nor more than 90 days from the date of the hearing notice. With regard to any request for a determination of noncatastrophic status in accordance with subparagraph (g)(6)(B) of Code Section […]

§ 34-9-103. Appeal of Decision; Remand; Reconsideration, Amendment, or Revision of Award

Any party dissatisfied with a decision of an administrative law judge of the trial division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation may appeal that decision to the appellate division of the State Board of Workers’ Compensation which shall have original appellate jurisdiction in all workers’ compensation cases. An application for review shall be made […]

§ 34-9-104. Modification of Award or Order Contained in Prior Decision in Event of Change in Condition

“Change in condition” defined; benefits. As used in this Code section, the term “change in condition” means a change in the wage-earning capacity, physical condition, or status of an employee or other beneficiary covered by this chapter, which change must have occurred after the date on which the wage-earning capacity, physical condition, or status of […]

§ 34-9-105. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] When Award Deemed Final; Appeal to Superior Court; Grounds for Setting Aside Decisions; Appeal to Court of Appeals

Any award of the administrative law judge provided for in Code Section 34-9-102 for which no timely application for review has been filed or any award of the members of the board upon such review as provided in Code Section 34-9-103 shall, in either event, as the case may be, and subject to the other […]

§ 34-9-105. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] When Award Deemed Final; Appeal to Superior Court; Grounds for Setting Aside Decisions; Appeal to Court of Appeals

Any award of the administrative law judge provided for in Code Section 34-9-102 for which no timely application for review has been filed or any award of the members of the board upon such review as provided in Code Section 34-9-103 shall, in either event, as the case may be, and subject to the other […]

§ 34-9-106. Entry and Execution of Judgment on Settlement Agreement, Final Order or Decision, or Award; Modification and Revocation of Orders and Decrees

Any party in interest in a matter involving an injury may file in the superior court of the county in which the injury occurred or, if the injury occurred outside this state or if the matter does not involve an injury, in the county in which the original hearing was had, a certified copy of: […]

§ 34-9-107. Interest Payable on Final Award of Board in the Event of Appeal

Any final award for compensation entered by the board shall bear interest at the legal rate of 12 percent on all accrued amounts and on all amounts accruing prior to final judgment in the event of an appeal being taken from the board in the same manner in which it is now provided that interest […]

§ 34-9-108. Approval of Attorney’s Fees by Board; Assessment of Fees Against the Offending Party; Restrictions on Attorney Advertisement and Division of Fees; Payment of Fees or Expenses

The fee of an attorney for service to a claimant in an amount of more than $100.00 shall be subject to the approval of the board, and no attorney shall be entitled to collect any fee or gratuity in excess of $100.00 without the approval of the board. The board shall approve no fee of […]