Georgia labor commissioner announces overhaul of department operations

The centerpiece of the modernization effort is a planned replacement of the state's unemployment insurance system, scheduled ...
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GA Dept. of Labor says over 46,000 jobs created over last 12 months

GEORGIA — Over the past 12 months, the Georgia Department of Labor says Georgia’s November unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. “Despite a slight ...
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GA Attorney General files lawsuit against Dept. of Labor over new farm worker union rule

GEORGIA — Georgia’s Attorney General Christopher Carr has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Labor over a new rule that would force agricultural employers to allow temporary foreign migrant ...
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Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson dies

ATLANTA — Georgia’s 10th Commissioner of Labor, Bruce Thompson, has died after battling pancreatic cancer, the Department of Labor announced on Sunday. "It is with profound sadness that we announce ...
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Labor Dept. says Ga. businesses owe workers more than $2.2M. Some of the money could be yours

The U.S. Department of Labor is the agency meant to protect workers across the United States. According to the department’s Wage and Hour Division, there are workers in every state who might be owed ...