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Fri., October 18, 2013 11:00am
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says the state has made significant progress repaying the federal government for loans that covered...
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Mon., March 4, 2013 4:24pm
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would deny jobless benefits to school workers employed by private companies during summers. Backers say...
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Thu., January 10, 2013 2:56pm
Georgia’s declining jobless rate is good news for the state, but bad news for some who have been out of work for nearly a year. Starting Saturday,...
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Fri., September 7, 2012 3:19pm
State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler is refusing to pay jobless benefits to seasonal workers like teachers and bus drivers despite an order from the...
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Fri., September 7, 2012 7:00am
Georgia’s labor commissioner is refusing to restart jobless benefits to seasonally unemployed teachers and bus drivers, setting up a showdown between...
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Tue., August 14, 2012 5:05pm
The U.S. Labor Department has ruled that Georgia’s decision to deny unemployment benefits to seasonal workers violated workplace laws. That means...
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Tue., August 14, 2012 6:56am
A federal agency's decision might lead to thousands of Georgia bus drivers, cafeteria workers and private school teachers getting summer...
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Thu., July 5, 2012 3:14pm
Georgia’s improving unemployment rate will “trigger” the end of federal emergency benefits for a number of Georgians, starting this weekend. It’s...
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Sat., June 2, 2012 7:53am
Georgia's Labor Department is asking employers and others to turn in people collecting unemployment benefits who fail drug screenings, but so...
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Mon., May 21, 2012 4:00am
Any Georgian who’s laid off from work after July 1 will receive fewer weeks of unemployment benefits. The change is part of a new law passed this...
