- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Mar. 17, 1998C
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 1998-03-17
- Date of Original:
- 1998-03-17
- 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 1998/3-17C
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1998-s3-h17c-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1998-s3-h17c-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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Georgia Department of Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
March 17, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FULLERTON ANNOUNCES DUA BENEFITS
FOR 42 MORE SOUTH GEORGIA COUNTIES
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that workers in 42 more south Georgia counties may qualify for federal disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) benefits, bringing the total to 52 counties affected. The benefits are intended to compensate for loss of income directly resulting from severe storms and flooding which struck the area March 7.
The latest counties affected are Appling, Atkinson, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brooks, Burke, Calhoun, Candler, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dodge, Dooley, Douglas, Early, Emanuel, Heard, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, McIntosh, Monroe, Pike, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Screven, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Toombs, Treutlen, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox and Worth. Ten counties previously affected include Baker, Coffee, Crisp, Dougherty, Irwin, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, 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 are different from the state's regular unemployment insurance benefits," said Fullerton. "DUA provides benefits to self-employed business people, farmers, diversified farming operations, loggers, commission-paid employees and others who are not eligible for the state's benefits."
Workers in the latest 42 counties declared eligible have until Friday, April 17, to file for DUA benefits, while those in the other 10 counties have until Monday, April 13. 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 earnings from their previous federal tax year.
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.
FY-98-453
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