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RELIANCE ELEC. CO. v. BRIGHTWELL

No. A06A1665.

643 S.E.2d 742 (2007)

RELIANCE ELECTRIC COMPANY et al. v. BRIGHTWELL.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied March 19, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Drew, Eckl & Farnham, John C. Bruffey, Jr., James Janarious, Atlanta, for appellants.

Silver & Archibald, Benjamin J. Johnson, Athens, for appellee.

MIKELL, Judge.

We granted this discretionary appeal to address the legal consequences of an employer's failure to give a full ten days' notice, as required by OCGA § 34-9-221(i),1 before unilaterally suspending benefits based on a claimant's change in condition for the better. We hold that where, as here, the sole defect in the notice of suspension ("WC-2") is the tardy filing date, the employer is not allowed to suspend benefits...

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