- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Mar. 12, 1998D
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 1998-03-12
- Date of Original:
- 1998-03-12
- Subject:
- Georgia. Department of Labor--Periodicals
Labor--Georgia--Periodicals - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Title from caption
Each issue also has a distinctive theme title - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L200 .P1 N45 1998/3-12D
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1998-s3-h12d-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1998-s3-h12d-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia Department of Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
March 12, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FULLERTON ANNOUNCES DUA BENEFITS FOR SIX SOUTH GEORGIA COUNTIES
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that workers in six south Georgia counties may qualify for federal disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) benefits to compensate for loss of income, directly resulting from severe storms and flooding which struck the area March 7. The counties affected are Baker, Dougherty, Irwin, Miller, Montgomery and Seminole.
DUA is a federal program established to help workers whose primary income is lost or interrupted as a direct result of a disaster declared by the President.
"DUA benefits differ from state unemployment insurance benefits," said Fullerton. "DUA provides benefits to selfemployed business people, farmers, diversified farming operations, loggers, commission-paid employees and others who are not eligible for the state's regular unemployment insurance benefits."
Fullerton emphasized that workers affected should apply for benefits no later than Monday, April 13, 1998. The maximum weekly benefit amount is $224.
In applying for benefits, an applicant will need a social security number. Self-employed applicants should be prepared to provide information related to their previous year's earnings.
Potentially eligible workers should contact the nearest Georgia Department of Labor office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032 E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
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