HB 1355 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Workers' compensation; update law on experience modification factors, refusal of suitable employment procedures, and certain benefits

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to workers' compensation, so as to update workers' compensation law on experience modification factors, refusal of suitable employment procedures, and certain benefits; to provide for petitions, notices, teleconferences, and signed sworn statements; to permit an interlocutory order; to increase weekly benefits for a maximum weekly wage compensation for total disability; to increase weekly benefits for a maximum weekly wage compensation for temporary partial disability; to increase the maximum amounts for certain death benefits; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Introduced Feb 18, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026
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Bill Werkheiser
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