GBPI In The News Opponents Argue Bill Threatens State’s Unemployment Fund April 5, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill Senate Bill 160, which the House’s Republican majority passed 97-68 along party lines, replaces a state Department of Labor administrative fee that expired at the end of last year using money that otherwise would go into Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund. ”UI Trust Fund contributions should not be reduced to compensate for other funding […] Read more » Unemployment Unemployment Insurance unemployment trust fund worker justice
Blog Budget and Taxes Cash and Safety Net Criminal Legal System Reform David Schaefer Health Justice Higher Education Inclusive Economy for Immigrants K-12 Education People Powered Prosperity Worker Justice Sine Die 2023 Recap March 29, 2023 / September 5, 2023 by David Schaefer | 1 Comment on Sine Die 2023 Recap Legislative Session 2023 finished in the usual flurry of maneuvers and votes that lasted until the final minutes of Sine Die—the 40th and final day that the Georgia General Assembly meets each year. Throughout Sine Die, GBPI remained focused on our key priorities. The team and many partners pressed forward policies that support rural families, […] Read more » Budget flat tax Income Tax school vouchers Sine Die unemployment trust fund
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 New reentry program aims to help Henry County inmates; Proposed legislation could negatively impact Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund March 17, 2023 / May 1, 2023 by Anthony Hill Ray Khalfani, Georgia Budget Policy Institute’s Senior Worker Justice Policy Analyst, discusses how HB 518 and SB 160 could potentially risk the solvency of Georgia’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund with Rose Scott. Hear the full discussion on WABE. Read more » Economic Security Unemployment Insurance unemployment trust fund worker justice
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
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’s Unemployment Trust Fund March 20, 2012 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie discusses the state’s unemployment trust fund and alternatives to SB 447 on Primetime Lawmakers . View the discussion. The Unemployment Trust Fund segment begins at the 11 minute, 37 second mark. Additional Information Bill Analysis: Senate Bill 447 (LC 36 2103-EC) | Unemployment Insurance (Fact Sheet) Don’t Ask Georgia’s Unemployed […] Read more » Clare Richie GPB Television Lawmakers Primetime Lawmakers SB 447 Senate Bill 447 Unemployment unemployment trust fund
Budget and Taxes Featured Library Policy Areas Reports Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency September 28, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin | 4 Comments on Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency Years of employer tax cuts left Georgia unprepared for a recession and high unemployment; now the state is borrowing $721 million from the federal government to meet its obligation. This policy brief provides an update on Georgia’s insolvent unemployment trust fund, as well as recommendations for how the state can rebuild its reserve and avoid […] Read more » Clare Richie Federal Budget & Taxes Reports unemployment trust fund
Press Releases & Statements Georgia’s Unemployment Trust Fund: A Plan Urgently Needed to Restore Solvency September 28, 2011 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GBPI Senior Policy Analyst Clare S. Richie is available for comments and interviews. Media coverage is invited. Georgia was unprepared for a recession and long-term unemployment. Years of employer tax cuts left Georgia’s unemployment trust fund insolvent, and left the state borrowing $721 million from the federal government to meet its obligations. […] Read more » Clare Richie Press Release unemployment trust fund
