Bradshaw v. Glass

We granted certiorari in this case after the Court of Appeals’ denial of the application for discretionary appeal. It is a case in which an injured employee of a subcontractor is seeking to hold the general contractor liable under OCGA § 34-9-8 (Code Ann. § 114-112) for payment of workers’ compensation benefits. The administrative law *430judge, State Board of Workers’ Compensation, and the Cobb Superior Court agreed that the general contractor is liable. The general contractor denies liability on the ground that he is excluded from operation of the Workers’ Compensation Act under OCGA §…