Goswick v. Murray County Board of Education

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, Wayne Goswick appeals an administrative law judge’s decision (adopted by the Workers’ Compensation Board and affirmed by the trial court) to suspend his disability payments because of his failure to undergo a physical examination requested by his employer (Murray County Board of Education) and ordered by the ALJ. We hold that OCGA § 34-9-202 authorized the ALJ’s decision under these circumstances, and we therefore affirm.

The standard of review in workers’ compensation appeals is clear:

In the absence of legal error, the factual…