Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release 
Georgia Department of 
Labor 
Suite 642  148 International Boulevard N.E. 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032 
 
March 10, 2000 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
THURMOND ANNOUNCES MARCH 20 DUA APPLICATION DEADLINE 
 
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that workers in Colquitt, Grady, Mitchell, and Tift counties have until Monday, March 20, to file first-time claims for federal disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) benefits to compensate for loss of income directly resulting from severe storms and tornadoes which struck the area Feb. 14. 
 
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 differs from state unemployment insurance benefits. DUA provides benefits to selfemployed business people, farmers, diversified farming operators, loggers, commission-paid employees, and others who are not eligible for the state's regular unemployment insurance benefits. The maximum weekly benefit amount is $264. 
 
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, such as income tax forms or quarterly estimated income tax records. 
 
Under certain circumstances, DUA benefits also may be available to family members who become the primary breadwinners of households where the head of that household died as a direct result of the disaster. Proof of the death of the head of household, such as a death certificate or affidavit, should be presented at the time the claim is filed. 
 
Potentially eligible workers should contact the nearest Georgia Department of Labor office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The department has offices at 101 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Cairo; 26 South Harney St., Camilla; 115 5th St., Moultrie; and 310 South 
 
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