Georgia employers not charged for partial UI benefits related to COVID-19 partial claims
The Georgia Department of Labor announced this week that employers who file partial claims of unemployment insurance on behalf of employees as a result of COVID-19 will not be charged for those partial UI benefits if certain conditions are met. The GaDOL updated its guidance to state that employers will not be charged for partial […]
What individuals need to know about the new CARES Act
The third coronavirus relief package – the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) – has been passed by Congress and signed by President Trump. The CARES Act contains provisions designed to help both businesses and individuals. Click here to read about the provisions affecting businesses. Below is a look at those provisions […]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides paid sick and family leave, employer tax credits
President Trump signed today the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) to provide affected individuals with paid sick and family leave and create tax credits for affected employers, expand food and nutrition services, allow for emergency state unemployment insurance grants, and increase Medicaid funding to states, among other things. The leave provisions go into […]
Ga. DOL requires employers to file partial claims online during temporary shutdowns
The Georgia Department of Labor announced that effective March 16, 2020, all Georgia employers must file partial claims on behalf of their employees for any week during which an employee (full-time or part-time) works less than full-time due to a partial or total company shutdown caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency. According to the […]