Georgia Department of Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
MAY 27, 1998
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FULLERTON ANNOUNCES JUNE 5 DUA APPLICATION DEADLINE
FOR EIGHT GEORGIA COUNTIES
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Marti Fullerton said today that workers in eight Georgia counties have until Friday, June 5, to file their first claim for disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) benefits to compensate for loss of income directly resulting from severe storms and flooding which struck the areas beginning March 7.
The counties are Bartow, Cherokee, Columbia, Dade, Paulding, Peach, Rockdale and Walker.
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."
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.
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