# Georgia — State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds

For Georgia, law category is workers compensation; state threshold is 3 or more; key differences is Up to five officers may waive coverage on themselves; coverage / scope is Three or more full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal W-2 workers, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Georgia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Law category:** workers compensation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State threshold:** 3 or more _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Key differences:** Up to five officers may waive coverage on themselves. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Coverage / scope:** Three or more full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal W-2 workers. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Georgia | 3 or more | Three or more full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal W-2 workers. | Up to five officers may waive coverage on themselves.

## Source

- https://www.workcompone.com/blog/minimum-number-of-employees-for-workers-comp-in-every-u-s-state/

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-02-10.
Part of [State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds](https://referencesource.org/state-employment-law-headcount-triggers/).