- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Mar. 23, 1998
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 1998-03-23
- Date of Original:
- 1998-03-23
- 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 1998/3-23
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1998-s3-h23-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b1998-s3-h23-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 23, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FULLERTON ANNOUNCES DUA BENEFITS
FOR 15 MORE GEORGIA COUNTIES
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that workers in 15 more Georgia counties may qualify for federal disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) benefits, bringing the total to 67 counties affected. The benefits are intended to compensate for loss of income directly resulting from severe storms and flooding which struck the areas on March 7, and tornadoes which struck the areas on March 20.
The latest counties affected are Bacon, Crawford, Dawson, Evans, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Jeff Davis, Lamar, Macon, Rabun, Tattnall, Tift, Ware and White. Fifty-two counties previously affected include Appling, Atkinson, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brooks, Burke, Calhoun, Candler, Clay, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooley, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Emanuel, Heard, Irwin, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, Lee, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Screven, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Toombs, Treutlen, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox and Worth.
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 15 counties declared eligible have through Wednesday, April 22, 1998, to file for DUA benefits.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-98-474
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