Six unemployed Georgians are suing the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) for its failure to process their unemployment claims.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Georgia, Lisa English was a contracted bookkeeper for a retail company in Fulton County. She was laid off for eight weeks because of the public health shutdowns and applied for unemployment benefits.
English said she spoke to a GDOL representative who wanted to confirm her status as a contracted worker, but she has not heard or received anything else from the state agency since late March.
A few months later, English was laid off permanently. As a result, English lost her home and the ability to regain custody of her son, who has special needs. She now lives with a friend in Rockdale County and picks up some bookkeeping gigs now and then.
When Maya put paint chips in her mouth, her mother instantly knew the danger.
Sarah Tuck recognized that their Savannah rental home, built 100 years ago, could contain lead. So she got Maya tested through a doctorâs office.
The reading for Maya when she was about a year old was a disturbing 18 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood.
The CDC says thereâs no safe level of lead, but a reading of more than 10 is perilously high, and prompts a state environmental investigation of the home.
Lead, a neurotoxin, can harm children significantly. Researchers have found that even at low levels, lead can damage a childâs brain, lowering intelligence and damaging the ability to control their behavior and attention. At higher levels, lead can affect growth, and it can replace iron in the blood, leading to anemia and fatigue.
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How Magistrate Court is planning to handle evictions after CDC moratorium expires
With an eviction moratorium for late rent set to expire in two weeks, Hall County Chief Magistrate Judge Margaret Gregory said they will set aside at least six days in January to handle these stalled eviction proceedings.
Gregory said Thursday, Dec. 17, there were 65 dispossessories, or eviction proceedings, that have been held after the Sept. 4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order. The order is set to expire on Dec. 31.
“I haven’t heard of any new moratoriums or ‘stay’ actions coming down the line, but we only had two days’ notice with this latest one,” the judge said. “We’ll have to just see how that goes.”