GDOL Reminds UI Recipients that Federal Unemployment Ends in Georgia June 26

The Georgia Department of Labor has formally announced it will reinstate many of the eligibility requirements waived during the recent pandemic.

The last payable week for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation is the week ending June 26, 2021, reinstating additional requirements on June 27 for claimants and employers.

The requirements for receiving State unemployment benefits will also be put back in place and those are that claimants be able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work.

Those requirements will again become mandatory for unemployment benefit claimants on June 27.

Additionally, individuals requesting unemployment benefits must register for employment services in their state of residence to avoid interruption, delay, or denial of benefits, if they are eligible.

Those who reside in the state of Georgia must register with EmployGeorgia, the state’s reemployment system, and include his/her social security number during registration.

And they will also be asked to create a searchable resume or upload a searchable resume to the site and submit three work search contacts for each week payments are requested.

Employers will also experience changes regarding benefits charging and employer filed claims beginning June 27, 2021.

During the pandemic, employers were relieved of unemployment benefit charges for claims filed for individuals who were unemployed or partially unemployed due to COVID-19.

But effective June 27, 2021, the relief for unemployment benefit charging will end regardless of the reason for unemployment.

State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler pointed out that states across the nation are reinstating work search mandates as emergency rules are lifted and businesses reopen to the public.

For more information about these requirements and how to fulfill them, claimants can reference the Unemployment Insurance Claimant Handbook online at dol.georgia.gov.