Rule 300-2-9-.09 - Services in Professional Sports(1) Pursuant to OCGA Section 34-8-196, paragraph (c), an individual shall be considered as "participating in professional sports or athletic events or to be in training or preparing to so participate" if such individual is a professional athlete, coach, manager or trainer who is employed by the professional team or as a referee or umpire employed by a professional league or association or other individual in similar situations who performs services in professional sports.(2) For purposes of this paragraph and OCGA Section 34-8-196, "substantially all" means 90% or more of the wages shown in the base period of an individual worker's claim for unemployment insurance benefits.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 300-2-9-.09
O.C.G.A. §§ 34-2-6(a)(4), 34-8-196.
Original Rule entitled "Services in Professional Sports" adopted. F. Jun. 25, 1998; eff. July 15, 1998.Amended: F. Jan. 24, 2020; eff. Jan. 19, 2020, as specified by the Agency.