Georgia department of labor unemployment application. What is pandemic unemployment assistance. We would like to make your application process a satisfying and rewarding experience. Pandemic unemployment assistance pua provides emergency unemployment assistance to individuals who are not eligible for regular state unemployment insurance ui benefits or benefits under any other state or federal program or who have exhausted all entitlement to regular.
To better serve you please take a few moments to read and familiarize your with the following information. Report ui fraud report suspected cases of unemployment benefit fraud identity theft job refusals and failed pre employment drug screening tests. This application was tested using different versions of internet explorer 6 and higher firefox 36 and higher opera 11 and higher safari 5 and higher and chrome 13.
Georgia code access title 34 of the official code of georgia annotated ocga to view laws relevant to employment unemployment insurance and select safety issues. Pandemic emergency unemployment compensation peuc is a program under the coronavirus aid relief and economic security cares act of 2020 that provides an extension to regular unemployment insurance benefits. Thank you for your interest in employment with the georgia department of labor gdol.
Georgians filing unemployment insurance ui claims with the georgia department of labor must meet certain criteria. Individuals may file a claim for unemployment benefits online with the georgia department of labor and must meet certain criteria. Who is eligible for peuc.
After applying individuals must request payments weekly to be paid unemployment benefits for weeks they are determined to meet eligibility. Link to the rules of the georgia department of labor which set forth operating procedures not covered in the official code of georgia annotated ocga. Georgia 2012 house bill 347 amended code section 34 8 193 of georgia employment security law to create an adjustable number of maximum weeks of regular unemployment insurance ui eligibility to range from 14 to 20 weeks based upon a designated average statewide unemployment rate.
This includes individuals who are self employed gig workers 1099 independent contractors employees of churches employees of non profits or those with limited work history who do not qualify for state unemployment benefits. This extension adds 13 weeks of benefits to a regular claim for those that are ui eligible. Begin unemployment claim commissioners message.
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