Blog Budget and Taxes People Powered Prosperity Sine Die 2020: More Work Needed to Address Georgia’s Revenue Crisis June 29, 2020 / July 6, 2020 by Caitlin Highland After a three-month hiatus due to COVID-19, the 2020 legislative session ended Friday, June 26. When lawmakers returned in mid-June, the world had shifted. A steep revenue shortfall, high levels of unemployment, an ongoing public health crisis and a global anti-racist movement underscored the long-standing truth that the status quo could not advance prosperity for all Georgians. By the end of legislative session, known as sine […] Read more » Budget Cuts Childcare assistance COVID-19 film tax credit K-12 maternal mortality Medicaid Expansion raise revenue Sine Die Unemployment Insurance
GBPI In The News Ga. department of labor weighing changes to state’s unemployment insurance March 25, 2020 / June 23, 2020 by Caitlin Highland […]A non-partisan group in Georgia is recommending big changes to state leaders that put more money in the pockets of unemployed people for longer. The state is seeing unemployment claims jump as emergency orders shut down many businesses across the state. The Governor and Department of Labor commissioner already made changes for people who are temporarily laid […] Read more » Alex Camardelle COVID-19 Jobs Unemployment Insurance
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Coronavirus People Powered Prosperity It is Time to Bolster Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance System March 24, 2020 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle Download PDF As of March 26, 2020, the Department of Labor has extended the Unemployment Insurance benefits duration to 26 weeks Georgia faces a critical moment to lessen current and impending financial harm for working families, especially those with low wages, during the current coronavirus public health emergency. More than one-third of Georgia workers […] Read more » coronavirus COVID-19 Safety Net Unemployment Unemployment Insurance
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 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 jobless benefits among briefest in nation April 6, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Unemployment insurance data from the GBPI is referenced by reporters Christopher Quinn and Dan Chapman in an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Read full article. Read more » Atlanta Journal-Constitution Christopher Quinn Dan Chapman State Taxes Unemployment Unemployment Insurance
Author Blog Clare S. Richie SB 447 Asks the Unemployed to Pay for Years of Employer Tax Cuts February 23, 2012 / January 17, 2020 by Clare Richie | 6 Comments on SB 447 Asks the Unemployed to Pay for Years of Employer Tax Cuts By now you have probably heard that Georgia owes a lot of money to the federal government, $736 million to be exact, for helping us pay state unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. What hasn’t received enough attention, however, is how Georgia got into this mess. For more than a decade Georgia employers were given unprecedented tax breaks […] Read more » Clare Richie SB 447 Senate Bill 447 UI Unemployment Insurance
Press Releases & Statements Restructure Georgia’s Unemployment Tax System to Protect Employers and Working Families September 16, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Please consider publishing the editorial below from Clare S. Richie and Elizabeth Appley. Media interviews are welcomed. Americans agree that job creation is our number one priority. Almost half a million Georgians are pounding the pavement looking for work. These people – our neighbors and friends – face a job market where […] Read more » Clare Richie Department of Labor Press Release Unemployment Unemployment Insurance
