Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. v. McRae

THOMPSON, Presiding Justice.

We granted certiorari in this appeal to consider whether OCGA § 34-9-207 requires an employee who files a claim under the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act, OCGA § 34-9-1 et seq. (the “Act”), to authorize her treating physician to engage in ex parte communications with her employer or an employer representative in exchange for receiving benefits for a compensable injury. McRae v. Arby’s Restaurant Group, 313 Ga. App. 313 (721 SE2d 602) (2011). Because the Court of Appeals erroneously held an employee is not required to authorize such communications, we reverse.

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