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…
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…
Georgians warned of tax season unemployment fraud scams
Release: Carr Warns of Unemployment Benefits Scams ATLANTA, GA – As tax season is approaching, a number of Georgians are discovering that they may be the victims of unemployment insurance fraud. Consumers claim they received…
GDOL reports over $130 Million to Georgians
Release: GDOL Issues Continued Assistance Act Payments to over 166,000 Georgians Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) issued over $130 million last week to Georgians in regular Unemployment Insurance (UI), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance…
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…
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…
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…
GDOL Issues Over $1 Billion in LWA Benefits
Release: Atlanta, GA - The Georgia Department of Labor has paid almost $14.8 billion in state and federal benefits since the beginning of the pandemic in March of this year. These payments include over $1…