Georgia ranked second in the Southeast Region in April 2021 in paying unemployment insurance benefits to claimants timely behind Mississippi who processes only a quarter of the claims Georgia processes. Georgia ranks second in the nation among the top ten states by population for processing claims in categories less than 21 days. In both the Southeast Region […]
The proposal would eliminate these extra benefits 30 days after the bill became law. The program already is scheduled to expire nationwide in early September.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Labor leaders called Thursday for Gov. Ron DeSantis to reconsider his administration s decision to end a $300-per-week federal supplement to Florida s unemployment benefits, calling the cash a lifeline for approximately 120,000 jobless Floridians struggling to find suitable work.
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Labor leaders are calling for Gov. DeSantis to reconsider the decision to end the $300 weekly federal unemployment benefit expansion
The FDEO announced last week that the benefits will end on June 26, more than two months before they would have expired
Business leaders have applauded the move, saying the federal aid has contributed to a labor shortage