- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News release (Georgia Department of Labor)
- Title:
- News release, Apr. 14, 2000
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Labor
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Labor.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Dept. of Labor, 2000-04-14
- Date of Original:
- 2000-04-14
- 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 2000/4-14
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2000-s4-h14-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl200-b-pp1-bn45-b2000-s4-h14-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
Georgia Department of
Labor
Suite 642 148 International Boulevard N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751 (404)656-3032
April 14, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THURMOND ANNOUNCES DUA BENEFITS FOR TURNER COUNTY
ATLANTA -- State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that workers in Turner County may qualify for federal disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) benefits to compensate for loss of income directly resulting from severe storms and tornadoes which struck the area on 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.
Workers in Turner County affected should apply for benefits no later than Monday, May 15. 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.
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Georgia Department of Labor - Press Release
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 an office at 310 South Tift Ave., Tifton.
NEWS MEDIA NEEDING MORE INFORMATION MAY CALL (404) 656-3032
E-mail: communications@dol.state.ga.us.
FY-00-465
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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