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Unemployed speak out about state’s new limit on jobless benefits
Posted August 24, 2012 byGBPI Senior Analyst Clare Richie is quoted in this article about cuts to the state’s unemployment trust fund. Read full article here.
New Law Unfairly Burdens the Unemployed
Posted June 20, 2012 by Clare S. RichieThings are about to get worse for as many as 190,000 Georgia families struggling to make ends meet because of unemployment. Starting in July, unemployed Georgians will lose between $260 and $1,820 in unemployment insurance payments due to a new law passed this spring by the Georgia Legislature.
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Comments (2)HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits for Georgia Workers to Repay Federal Loan
Posted June 20, 2012 by Clare S. RichieUnder the General Assembly’s plan to repay the $746.8 million federal loan Georgia borrowed to meet its unemployment insurance obligations during the recession, laid-off Georgians will lose their state unemployment benefits faster, while employers will receive a permanent cut in their unemployment insurance (UI) obligations. The new law means struggling families… [Read more]
State’s math on jobless doesn’t add up
Posted June 16, 2012 bySenior Policy Analyst Clare Richie is quoted in this article on the cuts in unemployment benefits in Georgia and whether or not these cuts produce the projected savings. Read full article here.
Newspaper questions savings from law
Posted June 16, 2012 bySenior Policy Analyst Clare Richie is quoted in this article on the cuts in unemployment benefits in Georgia and whether or not these cuts produce the projected savings. Read full article here.
Math questioned on Georgia jobless aid cuts
Posted June 16, 2012 bySenior Policy Analyst Clare Ritchie is quoted in this article on the new Georgia unemployment law and whether or not the projected savings are accurate. Read full article here.
AJC questions savings from law
Posted June 16, 2012 bySenior Policy Analyst Clare Ritchie is quoted in this article about the new unemployment law in Georgia and whether or not the projected savings are, in fact, accurate. Read full article here.
Speight: The seasonally unemployed deserve benefits
Posted May 26, 2012 byStatistic from GBPI is cited in this article about the downfalls of cutting unemployment benefits. Read full article here.
Jobless Benefit Cuts Help State Repay Loan
Posted May 21, 2012 byGBPI Senior Analyst Clare Richie is quoted on unemployment benefit cuts to Georgian workers and suggests other options that prevent Georgian workers from losing their benefits. Read full article here.
Georgia unemployment benefits among shortest in nation
Posted April 12, 2012 byFannin Sentinel Editor Elaine Owen uses data from GBPI to report on unemployment benefits in Georgia. Read full article.