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…
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.…
CSX pays $95K in back wages to whistleblower…
Release: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ORDERS CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. TO REINSTATE, PAY BACK WAGES AND DAMAGES TO EMPLOYEE WHO REPORTED HAZARD, INJURY ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)…
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…
DOL makes GA security company pay COVID-19 back…
Release: GEORGIA HOME SECURITY COMPANY PAYS BACK WAGES TO EMPLOYEE WRONGLY DENIED PAID SICK LEAVE AFTER CORONAVIRUS DIAGNOSIS COVINGTON, GA – Nicholas Security Commercial LLC – a Covington, Georgia-based home security company – has paid $1,153 in…
Initial LWA payments scheduled to release next week
Release: GDOL Scheduled to Release First Round of LWA Payments Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced that claimants who qualify for the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program will be issued their first round…
GDOL looks to improve the LWA Program and…
Release: GDOL Implements New Benefits and Tools to Combat Fraud Atlanta, GA – This past week, the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) started creating a system to implement the Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program, that will distribute…
FEMA grants Georgia $818.5 Million
The GA Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency recently announced that Georgia has received approval for an $818.5 Milllion grant from FEMA. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is granting these funds in connection with the Lost…