{"id":1363,"date":"2020-03-18T20:49:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T20:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/important-employer-alert-covid-19-ga-unemployment\/"},"modified":"2020-03-18T20:49:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T20:49:36","slug":"important-employer-alert-covid-19-ga-unemployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/important-employer-alert-covid-19-ga-unemployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Employer Alert: COVID-19 &#038; GA Unemployment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below is important information for the following:<br>* Filing for unemployment;<br>* Mandatory filing by employers for partial claims; and<br>* Reemployment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the recent development of COVID-19, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dol.georgia.gov\/\">Georgia Department of Labor <\/a>(GDOL) is temporarily suspending in-person requirements for agency-provided services. In accordance with Governor Kemp\u2019s recommendation, the <strong>GDOL is now providing online access to unemployment services, partial claim access for employers, and other reemployment services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Employers are required to file partial claims on behalf of their employees whenever it is necessary to temporarily reduce work hours or there is no work available for a short period<\/strong>.&nbsp;Any employer found to be in violation of this rule will be required to reimburse GDOL for the full amount of unemployment insurance benefits paid to the employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dol.georgia.gov\/\">The GADOL<\/a> directs employers to the following links for quick access to the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200513010500\/https:\/\/dol.georgia.gov\/document\/covid-19\/how-file-unemployment-claim\/download\">How to File an Unemployment Claim<\/a><br>      \u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"file:\/\/\/C:\/Users\/jullman\/Downloads\/covid-19-employer-filed-claims-filing-instructions.pdf\">How Employers File Partial Claims<\/a><br>      \u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/dol.georgia.gov\/document\/document\/contact-points-reemployment-services\/download\">Contact Points for Reemployment Service<\/a><br>      \u00a0<\/li><li>Certification  of Administrative Rules Filed with the Secretary of State 03-16-20<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more important employment information, read &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/what-employers-need-to-know-about-covid-19\/\">What Employers Need to Know about COVID-19<\/a>&#8221; (March 18, 2020). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> As always, please&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:kwinkler@bfvlaw.com\">let me know if I can help<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is important information for the following:* Filing for unemployment;* Mandatory filing by employers for partial claims; and* Reemployment In response to the recent development of COVID-19, the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) is temporarily suspending in-person requirements for agency-provided services. 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