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ATLANTA – Nearly 400,000 unemployed Georgians who filed claims with the state Department of Labor last year at this time are going to have refile with the agency to continue receiving benefits.
The coronavirus pandemic began to gather serious momentum in Georgia at this time a year ago, forcing businesses to close their doors and lay off employees. The initial wave of jobless Georgians who filed claims back then are bumping up against a 52-week benefit limit.
Central Georgians seek answers from Georgia Department of Labor after months of no benefits
Andria Fleming reached out to us saying she hasn t received any unemployment in more than 7 months. Author: Bre onna Richardson (WMAZ) Published: 12:14 AM EDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 12:14 AM EDT April 6, 2021
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. Andria Fleming reached out to us saying she hasn t received any unemployment since September. She says she was laid off from a day care in Warner Robins paying bills and taking care of her two children was difficult. When I did speak to somebody at the time, they were like, Give it two days and everything would change, and I should restart receiving my payments, Fleming said. And then when I called like a couple of weeks later after I didn t see no payments coming through, they said, There is nothing wrong with your account, you re just waiting on your payments to be released.
First-time unemployment claims in Georgia rose slightly last week, even as claims nationwide declined, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.
ATLANTA – First-time unemployment claims in Georgia continued to decline last week, as the state Department of Labor worked to implement system changes allowing benefits authorized by legislation Congress passed