Bill Analysis Prosper GA Ray Khalfani Worker Justice Unemployment Insurance Bill Analysis: House Bill 518 and Senate Bill 160 March 22, 2023 / March 22, 2023 by Ray Khalfani As of Crossover Day, March 6, 2023, Georgia’s House and Senate each voted to pass unemployment insurance (UI) bills, House Bill (HB) 518 and Senate Bill (SB) 160, out of their respective chambers. These bills have three main provisions: 1) suppressing new employers’ UI Trust Fund contribution rate from 2.7 percent to 2.64 […] Read more » Department of Labor ui trust fund Unemployment unemployment benefits Unemployment Insurance unemployment trust fund worker justice worker rights workforce
GBPI In The News Unemployed speak out about state’s new limit on jobless benefits August 24, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Senior Analyst Clare Richie is quoted in this article about cuts to the state’s unemployment trust fund. Read full article here. Read more » Clare Richie unemployment benefits unemployment trust fund
Blog Clare S. Richie New Law Unfairly Burdens the Unemployed June 20, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Clare Richie | 3 Comments on New Law Unfairly Burdens the Unemployed Posted by Clare S. Richie Things 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. And temporary […] Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security Safety Net Unemployed unemployment benefits Unemployment Insurance
Clare S. Richie Fact Sheets HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits for Georgia Workers to Repay Federal Loan June 20, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 1 Comment on HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits for Georgia Workers to Repay Federal Loan Under 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 will bear most of the […] Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security HB 347 House Bill 347 Safety Net UI unemployment benefits Unemployment Insurance
GBPI In The News Newspaper questions savings from law June 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Senior 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. Read more » AP Clare Richie Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Economic Security Safety Net unemployment benefits
GBPI In The News Math questioned on Georgia jobless aid cuts June 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Senior 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. Read more » AP Augusta Chronicle Clare Richie Economic Security Safety Net unemployment benefits
GBPI In The News AJC questions savings from law June 16, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Senior 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. Read more » AP Athens Banner-Herald Clare Richie Economic Security Safety Net unemployment benefits
GBPI In The News Speight: The seasonally unemployed deserve benefits May 26, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Statistic from GBPI is cited in this article about the downfalls of cutting unemployment benefits. Read full article here. Read more » Ben Speight Economic Security opinion Safety Net Savannah Morning News Savannah Now Unemployment unemployment benefits unemployment trust fund
GBPI In The News Jobless Benefit Cuts Help State Repay Loan May 21, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI 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. Read more » Clare Richie Economic Security GPB News Jeanne Bonner Safety Net UI unemployment benefits Unemployment Insurance unemployment trust fund
GBPI In The News Georgia unemployment benefits among shortest in nation April 12, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Fannin Sentinel Editor Elaine Owen uses data from GBPI to report on unemployment benefits in Georgia. Read full article. Read more » Elaine Owen Fannin Sentinel Unemployment unemployment benefits
