As Governors Urge Businesses To Reopen, Workers May Be Pushed Off Unemployment
4 years, 8 months ago

As Governors Urge Businesses To Reopen, Workers May Be Pushed Off Unemployment

NPR  

As Governors Urge Businesses To Reopen, Workers May Be Pushed Off Unemployment Enlarge this image toggle caption David Goldman/AP David Goldman/AP There's a call Laura Jean Truman is dreading, and she's convinced it's just a matter of time before it comes. Sponsor Message "But once restaurants decide to open, and if we decide that we don't feel safe going back into those restaurants, we then are no longer eligible for unemployment because then we have a job opportunity that we're turning down," Truman explained. The predicament is one in which millions of people receiving state unemployment benefits along with federal dollars from the CARES Act — in and outside of the restaurant industry — will soon find themselves, as more states follow Georgia's lead in restarting some sectors of the economy. Michele Evermore, a senior policy analyst at the National Employment Law Project, said the most likely scenario is that individuals will be required to file a "quit claim" saying the workplace is unsafe.

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Georgia could cut jobless benefits to push more toward work
3 years, 7 months ago

Georgia could cut jobless benefits to push more toward work

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — After announcing last week that he plans to require people receiving unemployment benefits to resume searching for work, Georgia’s labor commissioner now says he’s considering cutting federal benefits to workers in an effort to push them back into the workforce. Brian Kemp met on Monday and discussed possibilities such as cutting the $300-a-week federal supplement to unemployed workers …

Do laid-off workers have to give up benefits if their states reopen?
4 years, 8 months ago

Do laid-off workers have to give up benefits if their states reopen?

CNN  

CNN — As businesses across the nation slowly begin to reopen, many laid-off workers face a difficult decision: Do they feel it’s safe enough to return to their jobs? The South Fulton, Georgia, resident is still waiting to be approved for unemployment benefits but said she will not return to the hair salon where she works for now, even though …

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