Who needs a Georgia Department of Labor tax account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Georgia?
Issued by Georgia Department of Labor; Georgia New Hire Reporting Center; State Board of Workers’ Compensation, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Georgia
The Georgia table lists this for every kind of business.
File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll. Report each new hire within 10 days at ga-newhire.com. Workers’ compensation insurance is required once you regularly employ three or more people, counting officers and LLC members.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Georgia Department of Labor; Georgia New Hire Reporting Center; State Board of Workers’ Compensation.
Sources and dates
Department of Labor employer FAQs (form DOL-1A); State Board of Workers’ Compensation FAQs. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Yes. File the DOL-1A (or register through the Employer Portal) right after the first Georgia payroll.
Georgia Department of Labor; Georgia New Hire Reporting Center; State Board of Workers’ Compensation.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
Who needs a Georgia Department of Labor tax account in Georgia?
