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…
Valdosta shows improved unemployment rates
Release: Valdosta Posts Positive Numbers Across the Board in February Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Valdosta saw positive over-the-month measures for every key indicator in February. “February’s numbers are a strong indication the state is…
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…
GDOL completes past year’s UI claims at an…
Release: GDOL Announces More Than 95% Payment Rate for Eligible Regular UI Claims Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) paid over 450,000 Georgians last week more than $265 million in unemployment insurance…
Georgia forms a UI task force to combat…
Release: Statewide unemployment insurance task force targets fraud during COVID-19 pandemic Citizens are encouraged to report suspected fraud to authorities SAVANNAH, GA: A new statewide, interagency task force focused on combatting unemployment insurance (UI) benefit…
GDOL Addresses Outstanding Unemployment Claims
Release: GDOL Addresses Outstanding Claims AUGUST 06, 2020 Atlanta, GA - The Georgia Department of Labor has recently been asked why not all initial unemployment insurance (UI) claims from the middle of March have not…