VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Georgia soon to end CARES Act UI benefits…
Release: Georgia Reinstates Pre-Pandemic Unemployment Insurance Requirements In accordance with the plan for reemployment and the announcement to no longer participate in the federal unemployment insurance (UI) programs enacted through the CARES Act and the…
GDOL invites unemployed to use ‘Employ Georgia’ to…
Release: Employ Georgia’s Career Options Offer Long-Term Solutions In April, 82 perent of the Georgians receiving unemployment benefits earned less than $20,000 annually in their prior employment, but with the federal unemployment insurance supplements, these…
Pandemic unemployment benefit soon to end in GA
Release: Governor Kemp, State Labor Commissioner Announce Economic Recovery Plan Atlanta, GA – Recently Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Georgia’s plan for reemployment and economic recovery. To address…
Georgians prepare to reapply for UI as their…
Release: Thousands of Georgians Reapplying for UI Benefits Due to End of Benefit Year Atlanta, GA – Although businesses are starting to return to full capacity as more individuals receive vaccinations, many Georgians are still out…
VPD to hold hiring event on May 1
Release: Valdosta Police Department is HIRING New Police Officers!!!! It is a GREAT time to pursue an exciting career in Law Enforcement at one of the premier agencies in the nation. We are hiring for…
GDOL issues more UI claims this year than…
Release: GDOL Releases More UI Payments to Georgians Than Last 82 Years Combined Atlanta, GA – Last week, the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) surpassed a major milestone in the organization paying claimants more in the past 12 months than in…
Georgia’s unemployed reminded to reapply for UI benefits
Release: GDOL Reminds Claimants to Reapply When Benefit Year Ends Atlanta, GA – After 53 weeks of the pandemic, many Georgians are reaching the end of the normally allotted time period for receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. Claimants…
GDOL warns that working while collecting UI is…
Release: Georgians Returning to Work and Failing to Report Wages Are Committing Fraud Atlanta, GA – According to a Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) report, in the past five months, almost 10,000 Georgians have returned to…