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…
Home Depot creates training program to increase skilled…
Release: THE HOME DEPOT EXPANDS SKILLED TRADES INITIATIVE WITH "PATH TO PRO" PROGRAM The Home Depot® announced today that it is expanding on The Home Depot Foundation's $50 million trades training commitment announced in 2018 with a…
Decatur Dealership repays wrongly denied back wages
Release: CAR DEALERSHIP PAYS BACK WAGES TO EMPLOYEE WRONGLY DENIED PAID FAMILY LEAVE TO CARE FOR CHILD AMID PANDEMIC DECATUR, GA – Lamar Ferrell Chevrolet Inc. – a car dealership based in Decatur, Georgia – paid $7,880…
GA Dunkin required to pay wrongly denied back…
Release: Suwannee, Georgia, Dunkin Pays Back Wages to EmployeeWrongly Denied Paid Sick Leave after Coronavirus Diagnosis SUWANEE, GA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Boston Coffee Inc.…
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance funds begin to exhaust in…
Release: PUA Benefits Exhaust for Many in Georgia Atlanta, GA – Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), established under the March Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, has provided almost $1.7 billion in benefits to over…
GDOL launch new online appointment scheduler
Release: GDOL Launches Appointment Scheduler to Address Claimant Needs Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced recently the Nov. 2 launch of a pilot program for an on-line appointment scheduler. This scheduler will allow claimants…
Valdosta’s unemployment claims drop as jobs increase
Release: Valdosta’s Jobs Increase in September Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Valdosta saw its jobs increase in September. Additionally, Valdosta saw monthly increases in its labor force and number of employed residents…
Over $15 Billion for unemployment claimed in GA…
Release: Georgia Issues Over $15 Billion in Unemployment Benefits Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced recently that Georgians have received more than $15 billion in unemployment insurance benefits since March of…
TCSG provided $13 Million to assist dislocated employees
Release: Technical College System of Georgia Awarded Additional $13 million in Dislocated Worker Relief Funding Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that the Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) Office of Workforce…