William Rabb writes for Insurance Journal:

A Dunkin’ Donuts cashier who was stabbed by an Atlanta-area rapper has only the workers’ compensation remedy, even if the incident seems far outside the scope of work duties, the Georgia Court of Appeals has decided...

...In other workplace violence incidents, courts in Georgia and other states have often found that workers’ comp insurance is not considered the exclusive remedy only when the dispute was personal or non-work related.

As of 2024, Georgia workers’ compensation law provided two-thirds of the worker’s average weekly wage, up to $800 a week, for no more than 400 weeks, unless the injury is catastrophic. That maximum is less that the maximum allowed in most other Southeastern states, according to the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute.

You can read (or listen to!) the full article from Insurance Journal here.

The WCRI study cited is Workers’ Compensation Laws as of January 1, 2025.  You can find more information on this report, including details of how to download a copy, elsewhere on our website!